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Federalconcluded25 February 2023

2023 Presidential Election

INEC declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC) winner on 1 March 2023 with 8,794,726 votes, ahead of Atiku Abubakar (PDP, 6,984,520), Peter Obi (LP, 6,101,533) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP, 1,496,687). The Presidential Election Petition Court dismissed the petitions of Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and the APM on 6 Sep 2023 and affirmed Tinubu as lawfully elected; the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of Atiku and Obi on 26 Oct 2023. The results by state cover the four leading candidates; the other candidates' state-level figures were not available from the sources used, so each state's total here is of those four.

President·18 candidates · 93.5M registered·27% turnout·24.0M valid votes·Declared 1 March 2023

Election concluded. Certified results below.

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Certified result · INEC

Sourced from INEC. Updates as official numbers are declared.

Votes counted

24.0M

Turnout 27%

Winning share

36.6%

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

APC · Bola Ahmed Tinubu

8.8M

Results by state · 37 of 37 in

Each figure says what has happened to it. Reported is not checked, and checked is not declared.

Section 134 · the two tests

To be elected President a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in at least 25 of the 37 states and the FCT. Worked on the 37 units in so far.

  • Bola Ahmed TinubuAPC8.6M · 38.2%

    29 of 25 needed at a quarter or more · most votes · meets both tests

  • Atiku AbubakarPDP6.4M · 28.4%

    19 of 25 needed at a quarter or more · not the most votes · neither

  • Peter ObiLP6.0M · 26.8%

    17 of 25 needed at a quarter or more · not the most votes · neither

  • Rabiu KwankwasoNNPP1.5M · 6.6%

    1 of 25 needed at a quarter or more · not the most votes · neither

On the units in, Bola Ahmed Tinubu satisfies both tests.

Two-thirds of 37 is 24⅔. This page uses the strict reading, 25. The other reading, 24, has been argued in court since 1979 and is one constant away.

The headline and the state figures disagree.

  • Bola Ahmed Tinubu: headline 8.8M, checked and declared units sum to 8.6M. Gap +190.8k.
  • Peter Obi: headline 6.1M, checked and declared units sum to 6.0M. Gap +54.9k.
  • Rabiu Kwankwaso: headline 1.5M, checked and declared units sum to 1.5M. Gap +16.
  • Atiku Abubakar: headline 7.0M, checked and declared units sum to 6.4M. Gap +592.1k.

Shown rather than hidden: two independently entered numbers that should agree, and do not yet.

Sokoto — PDPSokotoZamfara — APCZamfaraKebbi — PDPKebbiKatsina — PDPKatsinaJigawa — APCJigawaYobe — APCYobeBorno — APCBornoKano — NNPPKanoKaduna — PDPKadunaNiger — APCNigerBauchi — PDPBauchiGombe — APCGombeAdamawa — PDPAdamawaKwara — APCKwaraKogi — APCKogiFCT — LPFCTNasarawa — LPNasarawaPlateau — LPPlateauTaraba — PDPTarabaBenue — APCBenueOyo — APCOyoOsun — PDPOsunEkiti — PDPEkitiOndo — APCOndoLagos — LPLagosOgun — APCOgunEdo — LPEdoDelta — LPDeltaAnambra — LPAnambraEnugu — LPEnuguEbonyi — LPEbonyiAbia — LPAbiaImo — LPImoRivers — APCRiversBayelsa — PDPBayelsaCross River — LPCross RiverAkwa Ibom — PDPAkwa Ibom
AAAAACADCADPAPCAPGAAPMAPPBPLPNNPPNRMPDPPRPSDPYPPZLPAwaiting

Leading party in each state on the figures entered so far. Uncoloured states are awaiting.

StateLeadingVotes castStatusSource
AbiaPeter ObiLP359.9kDeclared
AdamawaAtiku AbubakarPDP714.1kDeclared
Akwa IbomAtiku AbubakarPDP515.1kDeclared
AnambraPeter ObiLP600.7kDeclared
BauchiAtiku AbubakarPDP842.8kDeclared
BayelsaAtiku AbubakarPDP161.9kDeclared
BenueBola Ahmed TinubuAPC753.7kDeclared
BornoBola Ahmed TinubuAPC455.0kDeclared
Cross RiverPeter ObiLP407.5kDeclared
DeltaPeter ObiLP596.8kDeclared
EbonyiPeter ObiLP317.3kDeclared
EdoPeter ObiLP568.0kDeclared
EkitiAtiku AbubakarPDP101.2kDeclared
EnuguPeter ObiLP451.0kDeclared
FCTPeter ObiLP377.1kDeclared
GombeBola Ahmed TinubuAPC183.7kDeclared
ImoPeter ObiLP450.6kDeclared
JigawaBola Ahmed TinubuAPC908.1kDeclared
KadunaAtiku AbubakarPDP1.3MDeclared
KanoRabiu KwankwasoNNPP1.7MDeclared
KatsinaAtiku AbubakarPDP1.0MDeclared
KebbiAtiku AbubakarPDP549.0kDeclared
KogiBola Ahmed TinubuAPC446.3kDeclared
KwaraBola Ahmed TinubuAPC434.8kDeclared
LagosPeter ObiLP1.2MDeclared
NasarawaPeter ObiLP524.1kDeclared
NigerBola Ahmed TinubuAPC762.4kDeclared
OgunBola Ahmed TinubuAPC553.4kDeclared
OndoBola Ahmed TinubuAPC486.3kDeclared
OsunAtiku AbubakarPDP722.3kDeclared
OyoBola Ahmed TinubuAPC736.1kDeclared
PlateauPeter ObiLP1.0MDeclared
RiversBola Ahmed TinubuAPC496.5kDeclared
SokotoAtiku AbubakarPDP582.0kDeclared
TarabaAtiku AbubakarPDP483.3kDeclared
YobeBola Ahmed TinubuAPC172.1kDeclared
ZamfaraBola Ahmed TinubuAPC498.1kDeclared

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Timeline
  1. ✓

    Election day

    25 Feb 2023

  2. ✓

    Result declared by INEC

    1 Mar 2023

Petitions & tribunal

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