APC 231,591 LP 175,071 NNPP 1,322 PDP Presidential candidate for the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Yar'Adua, left, appears on a billboard with running mate, Goodluck Jonathan. "@type": "ItemList", The national collation was done at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja under the leadership of INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigerias Independent A billboard there now reads: Vote in peace, stop electoral violence. The Nigerian Army was accused by witnesses of having killed unarmed protesters that day, but there has been no justice for those victims, according to Amnesty International. Now, Obis and Abubakars campaigns have joined forces to call for a fresh election, saying that the INECs poor performance overseeing the election led to a loss of confidence in the results. Teniola Tayo, a policy analyst based in Abuja, said that she hoped Jagaban the boss of bosses would become accountable to Nigerians. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Nigerias Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of the 2023 presidential election. "!==a&&k.push(a)});c=k.join("/"); An official website of the United States government. These were the top contenders. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. February 27, 2023. Issued on: 26/02/2023 - 07:40. QUIST: I'm not happy at all. The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the time, Maurice Iwu, took local and international flak for how he conducted the election. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR Party: Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Party: All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Unfortunately, INEC over-promised and under-delivered. Contact: samson.toromade@pulse.ng. DX: "PV,puls,cn0jv2s,7,a", "Some of the issues that we witnessed on Saturday are just plain logistics issues; INEC faced some challenges in that regard, Olawale said. }); It was free and fair. "Illegality has been performed and as far as we're concerned, he said. It was billed as the most competitive presidential election in Nigeria since the end of military rule in 1999. "===n[0]){var k=[];B(c,function(a){k.push(a)});B(n,function(a){". What happens here has ripple effects throughout the region and world, including for global migration. Bola Tinubu, a candidate from the All Progressives Congress party, was declared the winner of Nigerias presidential election. There are 36 states plus Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). f)k.push(f);else{d(8,a+" -> "+e[p]);return}}g(k,c)}):d(9,f)},requireModules:g,requireOne:m,define:function(a,b){var c=D();if(!0!==l)null===c?w(49,""):w(49,D().getAttribute("src"));else{if(null!==c&&(c=c.getAttribute("src"),c in e)){e[c].setDefine(a,b);return}c=s.getActialLoading();u(c)?c in e?e[c].setDefine(a,b):d(46,c):q.push({deps:a,define:b})}}}}(),s=null,z=[],I=(new Date).getTime();t(window,"require",r,!1,27);t(window,"define",F,!1,28);t(r,"runnerBox",function(a){function b(a){x in a||(a[x]=m()); He was followed by Muhammadu BUHARI with 31.2% of the vote and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OJUKWU with 3.3%. */ Many Nigerians did not pause to celebrate or protest Mr. Tinubus victory on Wednesday morning, so focused were they on surviving a cash crisis, the most recent economic shock that Mr. Buharis government had thrown at them. What you need to know about Nigerias historic presidential election. The results in the local government show that the parties recorded 158,209 total votes cast, out of which 147,870 were valid and 10,339 rejected. (function(){function d(a,b){C("err",a,b);(function(a,b){var d="amdLoader: errorNumber: "+a;"string"===typeof b&&""!==b&&(d+=": "+b);var l=Error(d);setTimeout(function(){throw l;},0)})(a,b)}function w(a,b){C("warn",a,b)}function v(a,b){C("info",a,b)}function C(a,b,d){a={type:"warn",num:b,caption:d,time:(new Date).getTime()-I};z.push(a)}function t(a,b,g,m,h,l){function e(f){Object.defineProperty(a,b,{get:function(){!0===m&&w(h+"->1",l);return g},set:function(){d(h+"->2",l)},configurable:f})}try{e(!1)}catch(q){try{e(!0)}catch(f){a[b]= Russia's uncertain democratic future gives it something in common with a nation that held an election over the weekend. Peter Obi of the Labour Party has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Lagos, Nigerias most He also installed a successor, Vladimir Putin, who's been seen as sending democracy in retreat. While Mr Kwankwaso, a northern politician popular in Kano, Nigeria's second-largest city, broke ranks and went to the NNPP to get a shot at the presidency. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. By Rachel Chason. The figures show the number of votes won by the main candidates in each state. 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