Nigeria's Tinubu defends win in disputed presidential vote

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives at a polling station before casting his ballot in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria February 25, 2023 REUTERS/James Oatway

ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, defended the election he just won as credible on Wednesday but Peter Obi, one of his main opponents, planned to challenge the result in court, according to Obi's running mate.

The main opposition parties have described the outcome of Saturday's election as fraudulent after new technology that the electoral commission had promised would make the process more transparent instead malfunctioned, eroding trust.