BREAKING: INEC declares Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 6,984,520 to emerge second.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party, clinched third position with 6,101,533 votes. While NNPP came a distant fourth with 1,496,687.

Declaring the result Mahmoud Yakubu, the INEC chairman, said: “Bola Tinubu of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner of the election.”

Breakdown of the Presidential election result as Presented at National Collation Centre, Abuja shows that total accredited voters were 25,286,616 and total votes cast was 24,965,218.

NIGER

APC – 375, 183 (Won)

PDP – 284, 898

Labour – 80,452

BENUE

APC – 310,468 (Won)

LP – 308,372

PDP – 130, 081

FCT

APC – 90,902

LP – 281, 717 (Won)

PDP 74, 194

AKWA-IBOM

APC – 160, 620

LP – 132, 683

PDP – 214, 012 (Won)

EDO

APC – 144,471

LP – 331,163 (Won)

PDP – 89,585

ABIA

APC -8,914

LP – 327,095 (Won)

PDP – 22,676

KOGI

APC -240,751 (Won)

LP -56,217

PDP – 145,104

BAUCHI

APC – 316,694

LP – 27,373

PDP – 426,607 (Won)

PLATEAU

APC – 307, 195

LP – 466, 272 (Won)

PDP – 243,808

BAYELSA

APC – 42,572

LP – 49, 975

PDP – 68, 818 (Won)

KADUNA

APC – 399,293

LP – 294, 494

PDP – 554, 360 (Won)

KEBBI

APC – 248,088

LP – 10,682

PDP – 285,175 (Won)

KANO

APC – 517,341

LP – 28,514

PDP – 131,716

NNPP – 997, 279 (Won)

ZAMFARA

APC – 298, 396 (Won)

LP – 1660

PDP 193, 978

SOKOTO

APC – 285,444

LP – 6,568

PDP – 288,679 (Won)

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APC – 130, 520

LP – 179, 916 (Won)

PDP -95,425

DELTA

APC -90,183

LP -341,866 (Won)

PDP 161, 600

EBONYI

APC – 42, 402

LP – 259,738 (Won)

PDP 13, 503

ANAMBRA

APC – 5,111

LP – 584,621 (Won)

PDP – 9,036

OSUN

APC – 343, 945

PDP – 354,366 (Won)

LP – 23, 283

KASTINA

APC – 482, 283

LP – 63,776

PDP- 489,045 (Won)

JIGAWA

APC -421,390 (Won)
LP -1889
PDP -386,587

ADAMAWA

APC- 182,881
LP – 105,648
PDP – 417,611(Won)

GOMBE

APC- 146,977
LP- 26,160
PDP – 319,123 (Won)

LAGOS

APC- 572,606
LP- 582,454 (Won)
PDP – 75,750

ENUGU

APC- 4,772
LP- 428,640 (Won)
PDP – 15,749

YOBE

APC- 151, 459
LP- 2, 406
PDP – 198,567 (Won)

OYO

APC- 449, 884 (Won)
LP- 99,110
PDP – 182,977

OGUN

APC- 341,554 (Won)
LP- 85,829
PDP – 123,831

ONDO

APC- 369, 924 (Won)
LP- 47, 350
PDP – 115,463

KWARA

APC- 263,572 (Won)
LP- 31,186
PDP – 136,909

EKITI

APC -201,494 (Won)
PDP – 89,554
LP -11,397

NASARAWA

APC – 172, 922
LP – 191, 361(Won)
PDP – 147,093

TARABA

APC – 135,165
LP -146,315
PDP – 189,017 (Won)

BORNO

APC – 252, 282 (Won)
LP – 7,205
PDP – 190, 921

RIVERS

APC -231, 591(Won)
LP -175, 071
PDP – 88,468

IMO

APC – 66,406
LP -360,495 (Won)
PDP -30,234