Initially, it looked like Obasanjo would weather the storm and serve out his last term without making concessions to his opponents. However, in late December 2004, the national election tribunal, sitting in Abuja, the capital, ruled that while the election had been free and fair in most parts of the country, the number of votes was larger than the population in Ogun, the President’s home state.
起初，奥巴桑乔似乎能承受这场风暴的洗礼，在不对反对派让步的情况下完成自己的最后任期。但在2004年12月末，首都阿布贾的国家选举法庭裁决全国大多数地区的选举都比较自由和公正，唯独总统家乡奥贡州的选票数超过了那里的人口总数。这样一来，反对派抓住了执政党的把柄，呼吁奥巴桑乔立即辞职。