Breaking: General Buhari Leads APC Presidential Primaries

The all night long National convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has entered its most thrilling phase.

Over 7,200 votes are being counted and processed. The names of the candidates are spoken out loud in the process of sorting.

LIVE updates continue below:
12:32  About 6,000 ballot papers sorted. Buhari is set to collect about 65% of total votes casted. For every 10 votes for the General (rtd.), one shall hear: 3 for Kwankwaso, 2 for Rochas and 1 for Atiku. Sam’s number of ballot papers is fixed.
11:57. Five of the votes declared invalid at the moment. Nda-Isiah’s box reportedly contains three ballot papers now.
11:30 Second vote goes to Sam Nda-Isiah. Some people applauded. Maybe he should be appointed as the running mate, as compensation?

10:50 Over 1,000 votes have been processed. Buhari is in clear lead, gathering the same volume of the ballot papers, as four other candidates combined.

Atiku Abubakar is in clear third place at the moment. The main surprise of the day, as Governor Kwankwaso overtook him. Rochas Okorocha and Sam Nda-Isiah are far behind.
10:43 GMB’s box is almost full. Another one will be soon needed. The lead seems now much more comfortable.

10:25 According to multiple sources at the venue, General Muhammadu Buhari takes an early lead.

Sorting of votes. Photo: @thecableng

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso seem to be ahead of the other candidates, Rochas Okorocha and Atiku Abubakar.
At the same time, Sam Nda-Isiah gots his first ballot moments ago, at about 10:20.

It would be noted that during a separate convention in the capital city, Abuja, the Peoples Democratic Party formally endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for his second term.