Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election Results By State

Last updated on September 13th, 2023 at 10:41 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 Presidential election.

Tinubu got 8,794,726 votes to beat three other strong challengers. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 6,984,520 votes; Peter Obi of Labour Party got 6,101,533 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP had 1,496,687 votes.

The moment of truth came Saturday, February 25, 2023, as eligible Nigerian voters went to the poll to elect a president that will steer the affairs of the country for the next four years.

Two days before D-day, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said in a release that 87,209,007 million Nigerians collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Though the presidential and National Assembly election was held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, the attention is on the 2023 presidential election results.

The attention of millions of Nigerians within and outside the country is on the three major candidates: Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Bola Tinubu of All Progressive Congress (APC), and Atiku Abubkar of the People Democratic Party (PDP).

So,…

Update of results across the state

The electoral umpire has the constitutional responsibility to officially announce the results of the election across all the 774 LGAs and 36 states including the FCT.

Note: To be declared winner of Nigeria’s Presidential Election, a candidate must have the highest number of votes cast and score at least 25% of votes in 25 states (two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states and Abuja).

So, let’s begin from the state where INEC has announced results so far:

1) Ekiti

• Tinubu (APC): 201,494 votes
• Atiku (PDP): 89,554 votes
• Obi (LP): 11,397 votes

While elections are sponsored till Sunday in some parts of the country due to violence and the late arrival of election materials, Ekiti becomes the first state to formally declare the final result of the 2023 presidential election.

2) Jigawa State

• Obi: 1,889 votes
• Tinubu: 421,390 votes
• Atiku: 386,587 votes

3) Osun

• Atiku: 354,366 votes
• Tinubu: 343,945 votes.
• Obi: 23,283 votes

4) Bauchi state

• Atiku: 426,607 votes
• Tinubu: 316,694 votes
• Obi: 24,910 votes

Note: The candidate of NNPP Rabiu Kwankwaso came third with 72,103

5) Benue State

• Tinubu: 310,468 votes
• Atiku: 130,081 votes
• Obi: 308,372 votes

6) Sokoto state

• Atiku of PDP: 288,679 votes
• Tinubu of APC: 285,444 votes
• Obi of LP: 6,568
• Kwankwaso of NNPP: 1,300 votes

7) Plateau State

• Obi: 466,272
• Atiku: 243,808
• Tinubu: 307,195

8) Kano state:

• Kwankwaso of NNPP: 997,279
• Atiku: 131,716
• Tinubu: 517,341
• Obi: 28,513

Note: Kano is the stronghold of a former Minister of Defence and ex-governor of Kano States presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso.

9) Nasarrawa state:

• Obi of LP: 191,361
• Atiku of PDP: 147,093
• Tinubu of APC: 172,922

10) Kebbi State

• Atiku: 288,175 votes
• Tinubu: 248,088 votes
• Obi: 10,682 votes

11) Lagos State

• Obi: 582,454 votes
• Tinubu: 572,606 votes
• Atiku: 75,750 votes

Obi Overthrows Tinubu in Lagos

Tinubu’s defeat by Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) is the biggest political shock during the 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu is described in some quarters as the political landlord of Lagos politics.

Meanwhile, the former Lagos state governor has called on his supporters to stay calm.

There were allegations of intimidation and disruption of voting at various polling units in the commercial capital.

Despite Tinubu’s victory in 11 local government areas of Lagos, they weren’t enough to override Peter Obi’s victory in nine local government areas.

But the APC presidential candidate called for calm saying, “I’m ready to accept the outcome of the election.

“The fact that the APC narrowly lost Lagos State to another party should not be the reason for violence. As a democrat, you win some, you lose some. We must allow the process to continue unhindered across the country while we maintain peace and decorum.”

LGAs where Obi won in Lagos

1. Ajeromi-Ifelodun,
2. Amuwo-Odofin,
3. Eti-Osa,
4. Ikeja,
5. Kosofe,
6. Oshodi-Isolo,
7. Somolu,
8. Ojo
9. Alimosho.

LGAs where Tinubu won in Lagos:

1. Agege,
2. Apapa,
3. Badagry,
4. Epe,
5. Ibeju-Lekki,
6. Ifako-Ijaiye,
7. Ikorodu,
8. Mushin,
9. Lagos Island,
10. Lagos Mainland
11. Surulere

12) Yobe:

• Atiku: 196,567
• Obi: 2,406
• Tinubu: 151,459

13) Adamawa State

• Atiku: 417,611
• Obi: 105,648
• Tinubu: 182,881

14) Enugu State

• Tinubu: 4,772
• Atiku: 15,749
• Obi: 428,640

15) Cross River

• Obi: 179,917 votes
• Tinubu: 130,520 votes
• Atiku: 95,425 votes

16) Ogun State

• Atiku: 123,831
• Tinubu: 341,554
• Obi: 85,829

17) Oyo state

• Obi: 99,110
• Tinubu: 449,884
• Atiku: 182,977

18) Katsina State

• Atiku: 489,045
• Tinubu: 482,283
• Obi: 6,0376

19) Kwara State

• Obi: 31,186
• Atiku: 136,909
• Tinubu: 263,572

20) Ondo State

• Atiku:115,463
• Obi: 44, 405
• Tinubu: 369,924

21) Abia state

• Obi: 327,095 votes
• Atiku: 22,676 votes
• Tinubu: 8,914 votes

Isialangwa North

• Tinubu: 742
• Obi: 14,336
• Atiku: 5,964

Isikwuato LGA

• Tinubu: 472
• Obi: 16,038
• Atiku: 607

Umuahia South LGA

• Tinubu: 475
• Obi: 25,017
• Atiku: 1,156

Isialangwa South

• Tinubu: 772
• Obi: 14,125
• Atiku: 2,691

Ugunagbo LGA

• Tinubu: 195
• Obi: 7,066
• Atiku: 930

Obingwa LGA

• Tinubu: 564
• Obi: 23,687
• Atiku: 2,747

Umunneochi LGA

• Tinubu: 608
• Obi: 11,782
• Atiku: 320

Osisioma LGA

• Tinubu: 158
• Obi: 19,680
• Atiku: 610

Aba North LGA

• Tinubu: 190
• Obi: 35,898
• Atiku: 428

Umuahia North LGA

• Tinubu: 795
• Obi: 51,318
• Atiku: 1529

Arochukwu LGA

• Tinubu: 601
• Obi: 14,287
• Atiku: 526

Osisioma

• Tinubu: 301
• Obi: 11,573
• Atiku: 2,754

Aba South LGA

• Tinubu: 215
• Obi: 36,717
• Atiku: 580

Ikwuano LGA

• Tinubu: 407
• Obi: 14997
• Atiku: 1065

Ukwa West LGA

• Tinubu: 591
• Obi: 9557
• Atiku: 918

Ukwa East LGA

• Tinubu: 264
• Obi: 5819
• Atiku: 1200

Bende LGA

• Tinubu: 1545
• Obi: 18446
• Atiku: 973

22) Gombe state

• Tinubu: 146,977
• Atiku: 319,123
• Obi: 26,160

23) Edo State

• Obi: 331,163 votes
• Tinubu: 144,471 votes
• Atiku: 89,585 votes

24) Akwa Ibom

• Atiku: 214,012
• Tinubu: 160, 620
• Obi: 132, 683

25) Anambra

• Atiku: 9,036 votes
• Tinubu: 5,111 votes
• Obi: 584,621 votes

26) Bayelsa

• Atiku: 68,818 votes
• Tinubu:  42,572 votes
• Obi: 49,975 votes

27) Borno

• Atiku: 190,921 votes
• Tinubu: 252,282 votes
• Obi: 7,205 votes

28) Delta

• Atiku: 161,600 votes
• Tinubu: 90,183 votes
• Obi: 341,866 votes

29) Ebonyi

• Atiku: 13,503 votes
• Tinubu: 42,402 votes
• Obi: 259,738

30) Imo

• Obi: 352,904 votes
• Atiku: 30,044  votes
• Tinubu: 66, 171 votes

31) Kaduna

• Atiku: 554,360 votes
• Tinubu:  399,293 votes
• Obi: 294,494 votes

32) Niger state

• Atiku: 284,898 votes
• Tinubu: 375,183 votes
• Obi: 80,452 votes

33) Zamfara state

• Atiku: 193,978 votes
• Tinubu: 298,396 votes
• Obi: 1,660 votes

34) Taraba state

• Atiku: 189,017 votes
• Tinubu: 135,165  votes
• Obi: 146,315 votes

35) Kogi state

• Atiku: 145,104 votes
• Tinubu: 240,751 votes
• Obi: 56,217 votes

36) Rivers state

• Tinubu: 231,591 votes
• Atiku: 88,468 votes
• Obi: 175,071 votes

FCT

• Obi: 281,717 votes
• Tinubu: 90,902 votes
• Atiku: 74,194 votes

Sources:

• INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV)
• Premium Times
• TheCableNG
• The Punch
• ChannelsTV