Nigeria: Atiku Rejects Election Result, Heads to Court

27 February 2019

The Presidential Candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) , Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the announced result of the presidential election, saying he would challenge it in court.

Abubakar in a statement he personally signed early Wednesday morning in Abuja , said that it was clear that there were premeditated malpractices in many states which negates the results announced.

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