INEC Declares Buhari Winner Of 2019 Presidential Election
\nThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 presidential election, held on Saturday Feb. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Returning Officer for the 2019 presidential elections, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at 4.37am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential poll conducted on February 23 who had 11,262,978 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The INEC chairmain said: \u201cThat Muhammadu Buhari, having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the provision of the electoral act is hereby declared the winner of the presidential election.\u2019\u2019
\nHe announced that certificate of return will be issued to the President-elect and Vice President-elect by 2 pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE FINAL SCORES<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STATES APC PDP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abia 85,058 219,698<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adamawa 378,078 410,266<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akwa Ibom 175,429 395,832<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anambra 33,298 524,738<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bauchi 798,428 209,313<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bayelsa 118,821 197,933<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benue 347,668 356,817<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Borno 836,496 71,788<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cross River 117,302 295,737<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delta 221,292 594,068<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ebonyi 90,726 258,573<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edo 267,842 275,691<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ekiti 219,231 154,032<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enugu 54,423 355,553<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gombe 402,961 138,484<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imo 140,463 334,923<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jigawa 794,738 289,895<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaduna 993,445 649,612<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kano 1,464,768 391,593<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Katsina 1,232,133 308,056<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kebbi 581,552 154,282<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kogi 285,894 218,207<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kwara 308,984 138,184<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lagos 580,825 448,015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nasarawa 289,903 283,847<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niger 612,371 218,052<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ogun 281,762 194,655<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ondo 241,769 275,901<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osun 347,634 337,377<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oyo 365,229 366,690<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plateau 468,555 548,665<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rivers 150,710 473,971<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sokoto 490,333 361,604<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taraba 324,906 374,743<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yobe 497,914 50,763<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zamfara 438,682 125,423<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FCT 152,224 259,997<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TOTAL: 15,191,847 11,262,978<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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