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Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) Chairman Attahiru Jega (C), INEC Commissioner Nuru Yakubu (L) and INEC staff member Abdullahi Usman compile election results at a collating center in Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were marginally ahead of his main challenger, as the first general election results came in on March 30. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) Chairman Attahiru Jega (C), INEC Commissioner Nuru Yakubu (L) and INEC staff member Abdullahi Usman compile election results at a collating center in Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were marginally ahead of his main challenger, as the first general election results came in on March 30.   AFP PHOTO / STRINGER        (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)