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[1/2] Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu declares Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of the presidential election, in Abuja, Nigeria March 1, 2023 in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/via Reuters TVABUJA, March 8 (Reuters) - A Nigerian judge on Wednesday refused a request by one opposition candidate who lost last month's presidential election to stop the electoral body from reconfiguring a voting system for state elections on Saturday. Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party have said the result of the presidential election was fraudulent and vowed to challenge it in court. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of past Nigerian presidential elections but none has succeeded. Reporting by Camillus Eboh in Abuja Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.