Incumbent Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari (76) and his main opponent, businessman Atiku Abubakar (72) cast their ballots in presidential election voting after a week’s delay. The two candidates lead among more than 70 challengers.

The voting has started with an episode, animating social networks with a video depicting President Buhari checking his wife’s choice of the candidate.

Out of 84 million registered voters, 72.775 million Nigerians will be able to cast their ballots.

The materials include 707,892 ballot boxes and voting cubicles have been supplied. “We have accredited 120 domestic and 36 international observer groups, deploying accumulative number of 73,000 observers“, the Independent National Electoral Commission reported.

While casting his vote Atiku Abubakar said he would accept the elections outcome.