The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as President elect
Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election.
The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International Collation Centre in Abuja.
However, the three leading presidential candidates won in 12 states each. Aside the eventual winner, other candidates are Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour party respectively.
Below is the breakdown of states won by the trio:
Tinubu
8) NIGER
APC 375,183
LP 80,452
PDP 284,898
9) KOGI
APC 240,751
LP 56,217
PDP 145,104
10) ZAMFARA
APC 298,396
LP 1,660
PDP 193,978
11) RIVERS
APC 231,591
LP 175,071
PDP 88,468
12) BORNO
APC 252,282
LP 7,205
PDP 190,921
Atiku Abubakar
1) OSUN
APC 343,945
LP 23,283
PDP 354,366
9) Akwa/Ibom
APC 160,620
LP 132,683
PDP 214,012
10) BAUCHI
APC 316,694
LP 27,373
PDP 426,607
11) KEBBI
APC 248,088
LP 10,682
PDP 285,175
12) GOMBE
4) DELTA
APC 90,183
LP 314,866
PDP 161,600
5) IMO
APC 66,406
LP 360,495
PDP 30,234
6) Cross River
APC 130,520
LP 179,917
PDP 95,425
7) EBONYi
11) EDO
APC 144,471
LP 331,163
PDP 89,585
12) PLATEAU
APC 307,195
LP 466,272
PDP 243,808
Kwankwaso
1) KANO
APC 517,341
LP 28,513
PDP 131,176
NNPP 997,279
SUB-TOTAL
APC 8,794,726
PDP 6,984,520
LP 6,101,533
