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I hear you loud and clear’, Tinubu vows to redress youth agitations

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  President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, pledged to redress the disenchantment and agitations of the youth as Nigeria looks forward to another democratic dispensation. Tinubu made this vow, on Wednesday, during his acceptance speech, after emerging victorious at the recently-concluded presidential election. The  APC  candidate had defeated 17 other candidates who took part in the election. He scored a total of 8,794,726 votes, the highest of all the candidates, thus meeting the first constitutional requirement to be declared the winner. He also scored over 25 per cent of the votes cast in 30 states, more than the 24 states constitutionally required. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the final results in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja, said Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came second in the election. Atiku polled a total of 6,984,520 votes in the election. Peter Obi of the Labour Party came third in the election with a total of 6,101,533 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the

Watch moment INEC chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu declared Tinubu winner of the 2023 Presidential election (video)

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  Here is a video showing the moment INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu declared Tinubu the winner of the 2023 Presidential election.

Obi floors Tinubu, Atiku, to win Cross River

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  Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has been declared the winner of the presidential election for Cross River State. In the final results released early on Tuesday by the State collation Officer, Engr. Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obi polled a total of 179,917 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed  Tinubu  of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 130,520 while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar garnered 95,425. According to Rim-Rukeh, the total registered voters in the state for the presidential poll stood at 1,691,642, out of which 416,968 were valid votes, while 24,608 were rejected, adding up to 441,576 total votes.

Falana scores INEC low on 2023 elections, says performance disappointing

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has faulted the poor conduct of last Saturday’s elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Unverified reports of electoral rigging have been making the rounds on different social media platforms leading to demand for cancellation of results announcement. There were also reports of violence as well as wanton intimidation of voters in different parts of the country especially in Lagos. Falana, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, insisted the electoral commission had performed below par. The legal expert alleged compromise on the part of security agencies, state governors as well as INEC officials. While urging the electoral commission to go back to the drawing board, Falana advocated strict prosecution of electoral offenders across the country. He said: “I’ve not been impressed by the very disappointing outing on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Nigerians’ had been

Tinubu defeats Atiku, Obi in Zamfara

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The 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has been declared the winner of the polls in Zamfara state. Tinubu garnered 298,396 votes to win the state while his colleague from the Peoples Democratic Party,  Atiku Abubakar  polled 193,978. In addition, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled 4,044 votes with the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi scoring 1,660 votes. Announcing the results in Gusau, Zamfara state’s capital city, the collation officer for the state’s presidential election, Professor Kashim Shehu affirmed that the former Lagos state governor, won 12 out of the 14 Local Government Areas in the state. From data gathered from the state on the election, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP won the remaining two LGAs. According to Professor Shehu, the votes in 167 polling units were cancelled due to over-voting, insecurity and disruptions by thugs in the various locations. He also announced that the total number of registered

Tinubu ahead of Atiku, Obi in Kogi

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  The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is currently ahead of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Atiku Abubakar and other candidates in Saturday’s election in Kogi State. The former Lagos State governor has won in 12 out of 13 LGAs so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Labour Party presidential candidate,  Peter Obi , is yet to win any. Kogi State has 21 LGAs . Mopa-Muro LGA: Registered Voters – 26,827 Accredited voters – 8,971 APC 4,935 PDP 2,319 LP – 718 Total Valid Votes: 8,731 Rejected Votes 182 Total Votes Cast 8,913 Ogori-Magogo LGA : Registered voters – 17,538 Accredited voters – 5,131 APC – 2,008 PDP – 2,075 LP – 784 Total Valid Votes – 4,954 Rejected Votes – 169 Total Votes Cast – 5,123 Kogi/Koto Karfi LGA: Registered voters – 63,347 Total Accredited voters – 24188 APC – 13,472 LP 1,040 PDP – 8,825 Valid Votes – 23,619 Rejected votes – 569 Total Vote cast – 24,188

INEC result: Peter Obi wins in FCT Abuja

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  Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.   Obi secured 281,717 votes, Bola Tinubu of the ruling APC got 90,902 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 74,199 votes. A total of 478,923 people were accredited to vote in Abuja, meaning Mr Obi secured about 59 per cent of the votes cast. Tinubu got 19 per cent of the votes while Atiku got 15 per cent of the votes in the Nigerian capital.   The Federal Capital Territory has six area councils—Gwagwalada, Abaji, Kwali, Gwagwalada, Bwari and Abuja Municipal. Out of the six area councils, Labour Party won four, while the APC won two.    See the final results for Abuja as announced by INEC below. Registered Voters 1526902 Accredited Voters: 478923 A 490 AA 506 AAC 215 ADC 768 ADP 585 APC 90,902 APGA 1,362 APM 297 APP 146 BP 746 LP 281,717 NNPP 4,517 NRM 294 PDP 74,194 PRP 131 SDP 233 YPP 335 ZLP 2,631 Total Valid Vote: 460071 Total Rejected Vote: 18581