According to the reports from Eagle Square in Abuja where sorting of votes is taken place, that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is leading as some of his party members (All Progressives Congress) are congratulating him in advance.
However, the sorting involves the mentioning of the name of the candidate on each of the ballot papers as selected by the voter.
Global News Nigeria review of the sorting shows that Mr Tinubu is currently leading as the votes sorted so far.
Other candidates who have gotten significant votes are ex-transport minister Rotimi Amaechi, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
The sorting of votes was still ongoing at the time of this report.
A total of 23 aspirants were cleared by the APC for the primary election. Global News Nigeria reported how seven of them stepped down for Mr Tinubu at the start of the APC convention while one stepped down for Mr Osinbajo.
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