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Supporters of Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and vice-presidential candidate Yemi Osinbajo at the All Progressives Congress (APC) fundraising dinner in Centurion. Picture: Carien du Plessis/City Press
Abuja - Muhammadu Buhari has become the first Nigerian to oust an opponent via the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa's biggest economy and one of its most important but turbulent democracies.
Below is a state-by-state table of provisional and final results tallied by Reuters from Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) announcements in various states and at the central counting centre in Abuja.
State Jonathan (PDP) Buhari (APC)
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