Rwandan President Paul Kagame won a fourth consecutive term with more than 99% of the vote so far in a general election in the East African nation, according to preliminary results.

Rwandans are voting in an election that is expected to extend the 30-year rule of President Paul Kagame FILE - Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame gestures as he gives a press conference after his final election campaign rally at Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali,

Voters in Rwanda headed to the polls on Monday to elect their next president, with 66-year-old incumbent Paul Kagame who has ruled the central African country for nearly a quarter of a century expected to cruise to victory.

Dem resemble wetin happun for di 2017 elections wey na di same candidates participate and Kagame carry 98.8% of di vote.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame took a commanding early lead in Monday’s elections with majority of the votes counted.

Rwandans lined up on Monday to elect their next president, with early results putting incumbent Paul Kagame in the lead in a vote widely expected to give him a fourth term and extend his near quarter century in charge of the East African country.