Electoral commission declares Bola Tinubu victor in Nigerian presidential election
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Friday, March 3, 2023
On Wednesday, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Bola Tinubu, nominee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), won the nation’s presidential election on Saturday.
According to the INEC, Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes (36.61%), carrying 12 states; turnout was 27%.
Citing discrepancies between vote totals recorded at local voting places and the information posted on the INEC website, both the PDP and Labour claimed the results had been rigged. They demanded for re-election and resignation of INEC chairman.
Following that, dozens of demonstrators went to the streets in Abuja and southern Delta state. As the protests intensified, the United Nations released a statement urging “all stakeholders to remain calm through the conclusion of the electoral process” in Nigeria.
One of the wealthiest Nigerian politicians, Tinubu is a former governor of Lagos State, home to Lagos, the country’s biggest city; Obi carried the state on Saturday. Tinubu’s campaign emphasised debt reduction, infrastructure and security.
Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won 6,984,520 votes (29.07%) and 12 states; the Labour Party’s Peter Obi received 6,101,533 votes (25%), winning 11 states, including the Nigerian capital territory of Abuja.
Shortly after 4:00 a.m. (WAT) (300 UTC), INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu went on television to announce Tinubu’s triumph.
“I take this opportunity to appeal to my fellow contestants to let us team up together,” Tinubu said in his campaign headquarters in Abuja. “It is the only nation we have. It is one country and we must build together.”
The BBC reported sadness among the population of Yola, the capital of Abubakar’s northeastern home state, Adamawa State. The former vice president has sought the presidency multiple times.