Six Nigerian states challenge election in Supreme Court

Nigeria's newly declared winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu speaks at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, Nigeria, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

ABUJA (Reuters) - Six opposition-led Nigerian states have asked the Supreme Court to declare the outcome of last weekend's presidential election invalid, saying the electoral body breached the law and its own rules during the count, court papers showed.

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared the winner, but the two main opposition challengers have said the result was fraudulent and vowed to challenge it in court.