- The electoral commission has announced the succeeding results.
- A candidate must receive the most votes and 25% of the ballots cast.
- The full figure is expected within five days of the close on Sunday.
Nigeria elections: Following the presidential election in Nigeria, the electoral commission has announced the succeeding results, The full figure is expected within five days of the close on Sunday.
The tallies of the top three candidates are listed below – Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
A candidate must receive the most votes and 25% of the ballots cast in two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states to be declared the winner.
Otherwise, a run-off election, a first in Nigerian history, will be held within 21 days.
Bola Tinubu (APC) 201,494.
Atiku Abubakar (PDP) 89,554.
Peter Obi (LP) 11,397.
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