Nigerian Rivals Claim Successes as They Await Vote Outcome
As many as 73 million people were eligible to vote Saturday in a tight race between Buhari, 76, an ex-general who campaigned on an anti-graft platform, and Abubakar, a 72-year-old businessman and former vice president. The National Independent Electoral Commission will start announcing results Monday from 11 a.m., its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said at the opening of the national collation center in the capital, Abuja.