Election updates: Tinubu hits 5.8m votes, bags 7 of declared 20 states
Atiku bags 7 states, Obi, 5
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has extended his lead to 5.8 million votes as the results of last Saturday’s general election continue to pour in at the National Collation Centre.
A total of 20 states have so far been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Out of the declared states, Tinubu and the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar snagged 7 each.
Peter Obi of Labour Party snagge 5, while Kwankwaso won in one of the states.
In terms of the numerial strength of votes cast, Tinubu is ahead with 5,862,453 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, follows with a total vote number of 4,288,434.
Obi is third in ranking with with 2,834,932.
The presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, polled 1,315,549.
The outstanding states and the Federal Capital Territory are expected to be declared from 11 am today.
See the details of the results below.
Official results of 20 states:
KWARA
*Tinubu – 263,572*
Peter Obi – 31,116 t
Atiku – 136,909
OSUN
Tinubu – 343,945
Obi – 23,283
*Atiku – 354,366*
ONDO
*Tinubu – 369,924*
Obi – 47,350
Atiku – 115,463
OGUN
*Tinubu – 341,554*
Obi – 85,829
Atiku – 123,831
OYO
*Tinubu – 449,884*
Obi – 99,110
Atiku – 182,977
ENUGU
Tinubu – 4,772
*Obi – 428,640*
Atiku – 15,749
GOMBE
Tinubu – 146,977
Obi – 26,160
*Atiku – 319,123*
JIGAWA
*Tinubu – 421,390*
Obi – 1,889
Atiku – 386,587
ADAMAWA
Tinubu – 182,881
Obi – 105,648
*Atiku – 417,611*
KATSINA
Tinubu – 482,283
Obi – 6,376
*Atiku – 489,045*
NASARAWA
Tinubu – 172,922
*Obi – 191,361*
Atiku – 147,093
PLATEAU
Tinubu – 307,195
*Obi – 466,272*
Atiku – 243,808
BAUCHI
Tinubu – 316,694
Obi – 24,910
*Atiku – 426,607*
KANO
Tinubu – 517,341
Obi – 28,513
Atiku – 131,716
*Kwankwaso – 997,279*
EKITI
*Tinubu – 201,494*
Obi – 11,397
Atiku – 89,554
BENUE
*Tinubu – 310,469*
Obi – 208,372
Atiku – 130,081
LAGOS
Tinubu – 572,606
*Obi – 582,454*
Atiku – 75,750
YOBE
Tinubu – 151,459
Obi – 2,406
*Atiku – 198,567*
EDO
Tinubu – 144,471
*Obi – 331,163*
Atiku – 89,585
AKWA IBOM
Tinubu – 160,620
Obi – 132,683
*Atiku – 214,012*
