Nigeria Decides: INEC Declares Tinubu Winner Of Presidential Election As INEC Concludes Collation Of Presidential Election Results

AS the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concluded collation of the presidential election results yesterday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu  having scored a total of 8,794,726, has been declared winner of the presidential election in Nigeria.

Making the declaration in the early hours of today, March 1, 2023, the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu stated that “… Tinubu Bola Ahmed of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is declared the winner and is returned elected.”

Also, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar came second with a total of 6,984,520; while the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi came third with a total of 6,101,533 with the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate, Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankanso coming a distant fourth, polling a total of 1,496,687 from results collated across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

As at 2:07am on March 1, 2023, a breakdown of the presidential election results as announced by the country’s electoral umpire, INEC is as follows:

2023 Presidential Election Results By States (As Announced by INEC)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS

Mar. 1 2023, 2:07 am

 

APC

8,794,726

 

PDP

6,984,520

 

LP

6,101,533

 

NNPP

1,496,687

 

Full election results

See results:

STATE   APC       PDP       LP               NNPP

EKITI      201,494               89,554  11,397  264

KWARA 263,572               136,909               31,166  3,142

OSUN    343,945               354,366               23,283  713

ONDO   369,924               115,463               44,405  930

OGUN   341,554               123,831               85.829  2,200

OYO       449,884               182,977               99,110  4,095

YOBE     151,459               198,567              2,406               18,270

ENUGU 4,772    15,749               428,640              1,808

LAGOS  572,606               75,750  582,454               8, 442

GOMBE 146,977               319,123              26, 160        10,520

ADAMAWA        182,881               417,611               105,648              8,006

KATSINA             482,283               489,045              6,376               69,386

JIGAWA 421,390               386,587              1,889               98,234

NASARAWA       172,922               147,093               191,361               12,715

NIGER   375, 183             284, 898        80,452  21,836

BENUE  310,468               130,081               30,8372              4,740

FCT        90,902  74,194               281,717              4,517

AKWA IBOM      160,620               214,012               132,683              7,796

EDO       144,471               89,585  331,163               2,743

ABIA      8,914    22,676               327,095              1,239

KOGI     240,751               145,104               56,217  4238

BAUCHI 316,694               426,607               27,373  72,103

PLATEAU             307,195               243,808               466,272              8,869

BAYELSA             42, 572               68,818  49,975  540

KADUNA             399,293               554,360               294,494              92969

KEBBI    248,088               285,175               10,682  5,038

KANO    517,341               131,716               28,513  997,279

ZAMFARA           298,396               193,978              1,660               4,044

SOKOTO              285,444               288,679              6,568               1,300

CROSS RIVER      130,520               95,425  179,917               1,644

DELTA   90,183  161,600               341,866              3,122

EBONYI 42,402  13,503               259,738              2,661

ANAMBRA          5,111    9,036               584,621              1,967

TARABA              135,165               189,017               146,315               12,818

BORNO 252,282               190,921              7205               4626

RIVERS  231,591               88,468  175,071               1,322

IMO       66406   30,234               360,495              1,552

AGGREGATE       8,805,428               6,984,520               6,093,962               1,496,671