Nigeria Presidential Election Results, 2023 (INEC).
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), eighteen (18) presidential candidates contested the election in 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which was held on Saturday. INEC postponed some elections till Sunday in some polling units in different states due to logistical problems, violence, theft of BVAS and other issues.
INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who presides over the proceedings at the National Collation Centre, is the Chief Returning Officer of the presidential election. He will make the announcement of the final results and declare the winner of the election after taking the results of the elections from the polling units across the country.
Nigeria Presidential Election Results 2023.
The 2023 general election is the seventh (7) election since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria (1999), followed by 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019 respectively. However, there are four (4) are considered major contenders which are Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Bola Tinubu (APC), Peter Obi (Labour Party) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP).
Note: To be declared the winner, a candidate must score the highest number of votes and at least 25% of votes in 25 states (two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states and the federal capital, Abuja).
HOW TO DETERMINE THE PRESIDENTIAL WINNER?
To win the presidential election, a candidate only needs a simple majority, provided they have at least a quarter (25%) of the votes cast in at least 24 states. If no candidate achieves that, a runoff will be held within 21 days.
Nigeria Presidential Election Results 2023 (INEC released so far): to be updated.
| S/No | State | APC | PDP | LP | NNPP |
| 1. | Abia State | 8,914(2%) | 22,676(6%) | 327,095(88%) | 1,239(0%) |
| 2. | Adamawa State | 182,881(25%) | 417,611(58%) | 105,648(14%) | 8,006(1%) |
| 3. | Akwa Ibom State | ||||
| 4. | Anambra State | 5,111(0%) | 9,036(1%) | 584,621(94%) | 1,967(0%) |
| 5. | Bauchi State | 146,977(27%) | 319,123(59%) | 26,160(4%) | 43,982(8%) |
| 6. | Bayelsa State | 42,572(26%) | 68,818(42%) | 49,975(30%) | 540(0%) |
| 7. | Benue State | 310,468(41%) | 130,081(17%) | 308,372(40%) | 4,740(0%) |
| 8. | Borno State | 252,282(54%) | 190,921(41%) | 7,205(1%) | 4,626(0%) |
| 9. | Cross River State | 130,520(31%) | 95425(23%) | 179,917(44%) | 1644(0%) |
| 10. | Delta State | 90,183(14%) | 161,600(26%) | 341,866(56%) | 3,122(0%) |
| 11. | Ebonyi State | 13,503(13%) | 13,503(4%) | 259,738(80%) | 1,661(0%) |
| 12. | Edo State | 144,471(24%) | 89,585(15%) | 331,163(56%) | 2,743(0%) |
| 13. | Ekiti State | 201,494(65%) | 89,554(29%) | 11,397(3%) | 264(0%) |
| 14. | Enugu State | 4,772(1%) | 15,749(3%) | 428,640(93%) | 1,808(0%) |
| 15. | FCT | 90,902(20%) | 73,743(16%) | 281,987(62%) | 4,517(1%) |
| 16. | Gombe State | 319,123(62%) | 146,977(28%) | 26,160(5%) | 10520(2%) |
| 17. | Imo State | 66,171(14%) | 30,044(6%) | 352,904(78%) | 1,536(0%) |
| 18. | Jigawa State | 421,390(45%) | 386,587(42%) | 1,889(0%) | 98,234(10%) |
| 19. | Kaduna State | 399,293(29%) | 554,460(41%) | 294,493(21%) | 92,969(21%) |
| 20. | Kano State | 517,341(30%) | 131,716(7%) | 28,513(1%) | 997,279(59%) |
| 21. | Katsina State | 482,283(45%) | 489,045(46%) | 6,376(0%) | 69,386(6%) |
| 22. | Kebbi State | 248,088 | 285,175 | 10,682 | 5038 |
| 23. | Kogi State | 240,751(52%) | 145,104(31%) | 56,217(12%) | 4,238(0%) |
| 24. | Kwara State | 263,572(56%) | 136,909(29%) | 31,186(6%) | 3141(0%) |
| 25. | Lagos State | 572,606(45%) | 75,750(5%) | 582,454(45%) | 8442(0%) |
| 26. | Nasarawa State | 172,922(31%) | 147,093(27%) | 191,361(35%) | 12,715(2%) |
| 27. | Niger State | 375,183(49%) | 284,898(37%) | 80,452(10%) | 21,836(2%) |
| 28. | Ogun State | 341,554(58%) | 123,831(21%) | 85,829(14%) | 2,200(0%) |
| 29. | Ondo State | 369,924(68%) | 115,463(21%) | 4,405 | 930 |
| 30. | Osun State | 343,945(46%) | 354,366(48%) | 23,283(3%) | 713(0%) |
| 31. | Oyo State | 449,884(57%) | 182,977(23%) | 99,110(12%) | 4,095(0%) |
| 32. | Plateau State | 307,195(30%) | 234,808(23%) | 466,272(46%) | 2,662(0%) |
| 33. | Rivers State | 231,591(44%) | 88,468(16%) | 175,071(33%) | 1,322(0%) |
| 34. | Sokoto State | 285,444(48%) | 288,679(49%) | 6568(1%) | 1,300(0%) |
| 35. | Taraba State | 135,165(27%) | 189,017(37%) | 146,315(29%) | 12,818(2%) |
| 36. | Yobe State | 151,459(40%) | 198,567(52%) | 2,406(0%) | 18,270(4%) |
| 37. | Zamfara State | 298,396(59%) | 193,978(38%) | 4,044(0%) | 1,660(0%) |
| Total | 8,794,726 | 6,984,520 | 6,101,533 | 1,496,687 |
The INEC Chairman and Chief Collation Officer, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, declares APC presidential candidate (Asiwaju Bola Tinubu), the winner of the 2023 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, who scored 6,984,520.
Nigeria Presidential Election Results 2023 (INEC).
EKITI STATE
APC – 201,494
PDP – 89,554
LP – 11,397
NNPP – 264
OSUN STATE
APC – 343,945
LP – 23,283
PDP – 354,366
NNPP – 713
KWARA STATE
APC 263,572
LP 31,116
NNPP 3,141
PDP 136,909
ONDO STATE
APC 369,924
LP 4,405
NNPP 930
PDP 115,463
OGUN STATE
APC: 341,554
PDP: 123,831
NNPP: 2,200
LP: 85, 829
OYO STATE
APC: 449,884
PDP: 182,977
NNPP: 4,095
LP: 99,110
YOBE STATE
APC: 151,459
PDP: 198,567
NNPP: 18,270
LP: 2,406
ENUGU STATE
APC: 4,772
PDP: 15,749
NNPP: 1,808
LP: 428,640
LAGOS STATE
APC: 572,606
PDP: 75,750
NNPP: 8442
LP: 582,454
GOMBE STATE
APC: 146,977
PDP: 319,123
NNPP: 10,520
LP: 26,160
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Nigeria Presidential Election Results 2023 (INEC).