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INEC Declares Buhari Winner Of Presidential Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared President Muhammadu Buhari winner of Saturday’s presidential election.
AN24 reports that Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, made the announcement at 4:39 am on Wednesday, February 27.
Atiku Abubakar, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Buhari’s main challenger, trailed with 11,262,978 votes.
Yakubu announced that a certificate of return will be issued to Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the international Conference Center (ICC).
Meanwhile, the PDP has rejected the result, citing irregularities. Buhari won in 19 states, while Abubakar emerged victorious in 17 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
In 2015, Buhari scored 15, 424,921 votes to beat Goodluck Jonatha, the incumbent president, who scored 12,853,162 votes.
Below is a table on how Buhari and Atiku fared across the country:
S/N | STATES | WINNER | VOTES FOR BUHARI | VOTES FOR ATIKU |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abia | Abubakar | 85,058 | 219,698 |
2 | Osun | Buhari | 347,634 | 337,377 |
3 | Kogi | Buhari | 285,894 | 218,207 |
4 | Ekiti | Buhari | 219,231 | 154,032 |
5 | Ondo | Abubakar | 241,769 | 275,901 |
6 | Yobe | Buhari | 497,914 | 50,763 |
7 | Nasarawa | Buhari | 289,903 | 283,847 |
8 | FCT | Abubakar | 152,224 | 259,997 |
9 | Gombe | Buhari | 402,961 | 138,484 |
10 | Kwara | Buhari | 308,984 | 138,184 |
11 | Enugu | Abubakar | 54,423 | 355,553 |
12 | Ebonyi | Abubakar | 90,726 | 258,573 |
13 | Niger | Buhari | 612,371 | 218,052 |
14 | Jigawa | Buhari | 794,738 | 289,895 |
15 | Kaduna | Buhari | 993,445 | 649,612 |
16 | Anambra | Abubakar | 33,298 | 524,738 |
17 | Oyo | Abubakar | 366,690 | 365,229 |
18 | Adamawa | Abubakar | 378,078 | 410,266 |
19 | Bauchi | Buhari | 798,428 | 209,313 |
20 | Lagos | Buhari | 580,825 | 448,015 |
21 | Ogun | Buhari | 281,762 | 194,655 |
22 | Edo | Abubakar | 267,842 | 275,691 |
23 | Benue | Abubakar | 347,668 | 356,817 |
24 | Imo | Abubakar | 140,463 | 334,923 |
25 | Plateau | Abubakar | 468,555 | 548,665 |
26 | Kano | Buhari | 1,464,768 | 391,593 |
27 | Katsina | Buhari | 1,232,133 | 308,056 |
28 | Taraba | Abubakar | 324,906 | 374,743 |
29 | Cross River | Abubakar | 117,302 | 295,737 |
30 | Akwa Ibom | Abubakar | 175,429 | 395,832 |
31 | Borno | Buhari | 836,496 | 71,788 |
32 | Delta | Abubakar | 221,292 | 594,068 |
33 | Bayelsa | Abubakar | 118,821 | 197,933 |
34 | Sokoto | Buhari | 490,333 | 361,604 |
35 | Kebbi | Buhari | 581,552 | 154,282 |
36 | Zamfara | Buhari | 438,682 | 125,423 |
37 | Rivers | Abubakar | 150,710 | 473,971 |
Total | 15,191,847 | 11,262,978 | ||
Difference | 3,928,869 |