Presidency: Number of Votes Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Have Gathered From 14 States Officially Announced
The battle to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the ongoing election is between three giants; Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
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The three major contenders have been locking horns in the tight race as results of the February 25 presidential and national assembly election continued to trickle in yesterday, February 27.
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So far, the results of 14 states have been officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, who is the chief returning officer of the poll.
The APC candidate took the lead, while PDP Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party followed.
From the results announced at the national collation centre in Abuja, Tinubu has garnered 4,105,663 votes, Atiku got 3,052,625 votes, and Obi polled 1,643,069 votes.
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See the breakdown of the results in the table below:
| Names of State | Bola Tinubu (APC) | Atiku Abubakar (PDP) | Peter Obi (Labour Party) |
| Nasarawa State | 172,922 | 147,093 | 191,361 |
| Katsina State | 482,283 | 489,045 | 6,376 |
| Adamawa | 182,881 | 417,611 | 105,648 |
| Jigawa | 421,390 | 386,587 | 1,889 |
| Gombe | 146,977 | 319,123 | 26,160 |
| Lagos | 572,606 | 75,750 | 582,454 |
| Enugu | 4,772 | 15,749 | 428,640 |
| Yobe | 151,459 | 198,567 | 2,406 |
| Oyo | 449,884 | 182,977 | 99,110 |
| Ogun | 341,554 | 123,831 | 85,829 |
| Ondo | 369,924 | 115,463 | 44,405 |
| Osun | 343,945 | 354,366 | 23,283 |
| Kwara | 263,572 | 136,909 | 31,166 |
| Ekiti | 201,494 | 89,554 | 11,397 |
2023 Presidential Election Results: Niger State Bola Tinubu/APC - 375,183
Peter Obi/LP - 80,452
Atiku Abubakar/PDP - 284,898
Rabiu Kwankwaso/NNPP - 21,836
Read more: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1522165-inec-begins-official-collation-declaration-state-by-state-results-abuja-live-updates/
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