Buhari Wins, Dusts Atiku, His Main Challenger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared President Muhammadu Buhari President-Elect, following the collation of results of the February 23rd presidential election....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared President Muhammadu Buhari President-Elect, following the collation of results of the February 23rd presidential election.
INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the chief returning officer for the presidential election, who announced Buhari winner, says he scored not only the majority votes but also the required 25 per cent in 34 states.
Buhari won by 56% compared with 41% for his main challenger, Mr Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party.
The President won by 3.9 million votes, having garnered 15.2 million to Atiku’s 11.3 million. The turnout, based on valid votes, was 33.2%. In the 2015 presidential election, turnout was 44%.
At the end of collation on Tuesday night, Buhari who contested on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), crossed the 15 million mark in votes scored in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
He polled 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 of the states, after the result of Rivers was added.
His main challenger Atiku Abubakar, also a former Vice President, scored 11, 255,978 votes and won 17 states and Abuja.
Buhari also satisfied the constitutional requirement of making 25 per cent in 34 states and the FCT. He missed the mark in Enugu and Anambra states.
In 2015, Buhari scored 15, 424,921 votes to beat the PDP incumbent, Dr Goodluck Jonathan who scored 12,853,162 votes.
He had earlier visited his campaign office where he met the young men and women at their desk: “I met the very hardworking members of our team, many of them young people, and was briefed on the performance of our party so far in the Presidential Elections. I am very proud of what has been accomplished,” he said on Twitter.
Full Presidential Results
STATES APC PDP
1 Ekiti 219,231 154,032
2 Osun 347,634 337,377
3 FCT 152,224 259,997
4 Kwara 308,984 138,184
5 Nasarawa 289,903 283,847
6 Kogi 285,894 218,207
7 Gombe 402,961 138,481
8 Yobe 497,914 50,763
9 Ondo 241,769 275,901
10 Abia 85,058 219,698
11 Enugu 54,423 355,553
12 Ebonyi 90,726 258,573
13 Anambra 33,298 524,738
14 Jigawa 794,738 289,895
15 Niger 612,371 218,052
16 Kaduna 993,445 649,612
17 Oyo 365,229 366,690
18 Adamawa 378,078 410,266
19 Bauchi 798,428 209,313
20 Lagos 580,825 448,015
21 Ogun 281,762 194,655
22 Edo 267,842 275,691
23 Benue 347,668 356,817
24 Imo 140,463 334,923
25 Plateau 468,555 548,665
26 Kano 1,464,768 391,593
27 Katsina 1,232,133 308,056
28 Taraba 324,906 374,743
29 Cross River 117,302 295,737
30 Akwa Ibom 175,429 395,832
31 Borno 836,496 71,788
32 Delta 221,292 594,068
33 Bayelsa 118,821 197,933
34 Sokoto 490,333 361,604
35 Kebbi 581,552 154,282
36 Zamfara 438,682 125,423
37 Rivers 150,710 473,971
Total 15,191,848 11,262,975
Detail Breakdown
Ekiti State
Total No: Reg Voters: 899,919
Total No: of Accredited: 395,741
Total Votes Cast: 393,709
Total Valid Votes: 381,132
Rejected Votes: 12,577
AAC: 400
ADC: 406
ADP: 126
APC: 219,231
PDP: 154,032
SDP: 48
Osun State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,674,729
Total No: of Accredited: 732,984
Total Votes Cast: 731,882
Total Valid Votes: 714,682
Rejected Votes: 17200
AAC: 1,022
ADC: 1,525
ADP: 9,057
APC: 347,634
PDP: 337,377
SDP: 259
FCT [Abuja]
Registered voters: 1,335,015
Accredited voters: 467,784
Rejected vote: 27,457
Cast vote: 451,408
APC: 152,224
PDP: 259,997
Kwara State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,401 895
Total No: of Accredited: 489,482
Total Votes Cast: 486,254
Total Valid Votes: 459,676
Rejected Votes: 26,578
AAC: 401
ADC: 456
ADP: 203
APC: 308,984
PDP: 138,184
SDP: 212
Nasarawa State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,509,481
Total No: of Accredited: 613,720
Total Votes Cast: 599,399
Total Valid Votes: 580,778
Rejected Votes: 18,621
AAC: 75
ADC: 339
ADP: 107
APC: 289,903
PDP: 283,847
SDP: 359
Gombe State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,385,191
Total No: of Accredited: 604,240
Total Votes Cast: 580,649
Total Valid Votes: 554,203
Rejected Votes: 26,446
AAC: 165
ADC: 248
ADP: 135
APC: 402,961
PDP: 138,484
SDP: 248
Ondo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,812,567
Total No: of Accredited: 598,586
Total Votes Cast: 586,827
Total Valid Votes: 555,994
Rejected Votes: 30,833
AAC:4,414
ADC:6,296
ADP:1,005
APC:241,769
PDP:275,901
SDP:1,618
Abia State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,793,861
Total No: of Accredited: 361,561
Total Votes Cast: 344,471
Total Valid Votes: 323,291
Rejected Votes: 21,180
AAC: 212
ADC: 336
ADP: 131
APC: 85,058
PDP: 219,698
SDP: 472
Yobe State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,365,913
Total No: of Accredited: 601,059
Total Votes Cast: 586,137
Total Valid Votes: 559,365
Rejected Votes: 26,772
AAC: 137
ADC: 162
ADP: 107
APC: 497,914
PDP: 50,763
SDP: 180
Enugu State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,935,168
Total No: of Accredited: 452,765
Total Votes Cast: 451,063
Total Valid Votes: 421,014
Rejected Votes: 30,049
AAC: 219
ADC: 348
ADP: 137
APC: 54,423
PDP: 355,553
SDP: 130
Ebonyi State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,392,931
Total No: of Accredited: 391,747
Total Votes Cast: 379,394
Total Valid Votes: 359,131
Rejected Votes: 20,263
AAC: 205
ADC: 213
ADP: 102
APC: 90,726
PDP: 258,573
SDP: 452
Niger State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,375,568
Total No: of Accredited: 911,964
Total Votes Cast: 896,976
Total Valid Votes: 851,937
Rejected Votes:45,039
AAC: 324
ADC: 588
ADP: 2,582
APC: 612,371
PDP: 218,052
SDP: 239
Jigawa State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,104,889
Total No: of Accredited: 1,171,801
Total Votes Cast: 1,149,922
Total Valid Votes: 1,106,244
Rejected Votes: 43,678
AAC: 226
ADC: 261
ADP: 107
APC: 794,738
PDP: 289,895
SDP: 5,011
Kaduna State
Total No: Reg Voters: 3,861,033
Total No: of Accredited: 1,757,868
Total Votes Cast: 1,709,005
Total Valid Votes: 1,663,603
Rejected Votes: 45,402
AAC: 243
ADC: 558
ADP: 227
APC: 993,445
PDP: 649,612
SDP: 1,737
Anambra State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,389,332
Total No: of Accredited: 675,273
Total Votes Cast: 625,035
Total Valid Votes:605,734
Rejected Votes:19,301
AAC: 124
ADC: 227
ADP: 427
APC: 33,298
PDP: 524,738
SDP: 932
Oyo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,796,542
Total No: of Accredited: 905,007
Total Votes Cast: 891,080
Total Valid Votes: 836,531
Rejected Votes: 54,549
AAC: 4,041
ADC: 40,830
ADP: 25,384
APC: 365,229
PDP: 366,690
SDP: 766
Adamawa State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,959,322
Total No: of Accredited:874,920
Total Votes Cast:860,756
Total Valid Votes:811,534
Rejected Votes:49,222
AAC: 282
ADC: 3,989
ADP: 329
APC: 378,078
PDP: 410,266
SDP: 978
Bauchi State
Total No: Reg Voters:2,453,512
Total No: of Accredited:1,075,330
Total Votes Cast:1,061,955
Total Valid Votes:1,024,307
Rejected Votes:37,648
AAC: 183
ADC: 296
ADP: 123
APC: 798,428
PDP: 209,313
SDP: 516
Lagos State
Total No: Reg Voters: 6,313,507
Total No: of Accredited: 1,196,490
Total Votes Cast: 1,156,590
Total Valid Votes: 1,089,567
Rejected Votes: 67,023
AAC: 8,910
ADC: 2,915
ADP: 1,262
APC: 580,825
PDP: 448,015
SDP: 770
OgunState Total No: Reg Voters: 2,336,887
Total No: of Accredited: 613,397
Total Votes Cast: 605,938
Total Valid Votes: 564,256
Rejected Votes: 41,682
AAC: 3,196
ADC: 25,283
ADP: 7,705
APC: 281,762
PDP: 194,655
SDP: 1,374
Edo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,150,127
Total No: of Accredited: 604,915
Total Votes Cast: 599,228
Total Valid Votes: 560,711
Rejected Votes: 38,517
AAC: 3,106
ADC: 850
ADP: 714
APC: 267,842
PDP: 275,691
SDP: 184
Benue State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,391,276
Total No: of Accredited: 786,069
Total Votes Cast: 763,872
Total Valid Votes: 728,912
Rejected Votes: 34,960
AAC: 309
ADC: 554
ADP: 312
APC: 347,668
PDP: 356,817
SDP: 4,927
Imo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,037,569
Total No: of Accredited: 585,741
Total Votes Cast: 542,777
Total Valid Votes: 511,586
Rejected Votes: 31,191
AAC: 467
ADC: 541
ADP: 421
APC: 140,463
PDP: 334,923
SDP: 772
Plateau State
Total No: Reg Voters:2,423,381
Total No: of Accredited:1,074,042
Total Votes Cast:1,062,862
Total Valid Votes:1,034,853
Rejected Votes:28,009
AAC:268
ADC:590
ADP:1,395
APC:468,555
PDP:548,665
SDP:599
Kano State
Total No: Reg Voters:5,391,581
Total No: of Accredited:2,006,410
Total Votes Cast:1,964,751
Total Valid Votes:1,891,134
Rejected Votes:73,617
AAC: 416
ADC: 591
ADP: 439
APC:1,464,768
PDP: 391,593
SDP: 635
Katsina State
Total No: Reg Voters:3,210,422
Total No: of Accredited:1,628,865
Total Votes Cast:1,619,185
Total Valid Votes:1,555,473
Rejected Votes:63,712
AAC: 186
ADC: 237
ADP: 140
APC: 1,232,133
PDP: 308,056
SDP: 150
Taraba State
Total No: Reg Voters:1,777,105
Total No: of Accredited: 756,111
Total Votes Cast: 741,564
Total Valid Votes: 712,877
Rejected Votes: 28,687
AAC: 116
ADC: 211
ADP: 136
APC: 324,906
PDP:374,743
SDP: 862
