Nigeria’s opposition parties call for election to be scrapped

Labour party chairman Julius Abure says vote has been irretrievably compromised'

Nigeria's main opposition parties have called for the country's presidential election to be scrapped, alleging that results showing the ruling party's candidate in the lead had been manipulated.

Early results have put Bola Tinubu from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) well ahead of the main opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the outsider third challenger, the Labour party's Peter Obi.