Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country’s presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Crowds of young people marched to the National Collation Centre in Abuja protesting against an alleged list of problems with presidential and National Assembly elections. At the top of that list are claims that voting machines were deliberately prevented from transmitting results to Abuja, and voter intimidation by thugs. Results were announced on Wednesday with Bola Tinubu winning a four-year term with less than 50 per cent of the vote and pushing president Muhammadu Buhari from power.

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