President Muhammadu Buhari has been officially declared the winner of the 2019 elections.
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this at about 5am this morning following the collation of results from the 36 states of the federation and FCT.
Final Collation and Declaration of Results by the Chief Returning Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ?? https://t.co/QtIrN1mvx5
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 27, 2019
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That Muhammadu Buhari of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected. #NigeriaDecides2019Result pic.twitter.com/oz89PAz1QM
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 27, 2019
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How Nigerians voted
- Total number of registered voters amounted to 89.3 million
- A total of 29.3 million voters were accredited.
- 28.6 million votes were cast.
- 27.3 million votes were valid
- 1.2 million votes were rejected.
- The All Progressives Congress (APC) got 15.1 million votes.
- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had 11.2 million votes.
