Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, says INEC Chairman.
Buhari emerge the winner of 2019 Nigeria election, held on Saturday February 23. His party, All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 19 of the 36 states while the PDP was victorious in 17 states and in the capital, Abuja, according to INEC.
“Muhammadu Buhari is hereby declared winner,” said Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
That Muhammadu Buhari of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected. #NigeriaDecides2019Result pic.twitter.com/oz89PAz1QM
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 27, 2019
The Presidential election results
The states Buhari won are Bauchi, Borno, Ekiti, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara.
Atikur won in Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba and the FCT.
Buhari’s Performance:
Zamfara State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,717,128. Accredited : 616,168. Votes cast:597,224. Valid Votes: 578,439. Rejected Votes:18,785.
APC : 438,682
PDP : 125,423.
Jigawa state
The total number of Reg Voters is 2,104,889. Accredited : 1,171,801. Votes cast:1,149,922. Valid Votes: 1,106,244. Rejected Votes:43,678.
APC : 794,738
PDP : 289,895
Kebbi State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,802,697 Accredited :835,238 Votes cast:803,755. Valid Votes: 756,605. Rejected Votes:47,150
APC 581,552
PDP : 154,282
Sokoto State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,895,266 Accredited :950,107 Votes cast:925,940. Valid Votes: 871,891. Rejected Votes: 54,049.
APC : 490,333
PDP : 361,604.
Borno State
The total number of Reg Voters is 2,319,434. Accredited :987,290. Votes cast: 955,205. Valid Votes: 919,786. Rejected Votes:35,419.
APC : 836,496
PDP : 71,788
Katsina State
The total number of Reg Voters is 3,210,422. Accredited :1,628,865. Votes cast: 1,619,185. Valid votes: 1,555,473. Rejected Votes:63,712.
APC: 1,232,133
PDP : 308,056
Kano State
The total number of Reg Voters is 5,391,581. Accredited :2,006,410. Votes cast: 1,964,751. Valid Votes: 1,891,134. Rejected Votes:73,617.
APC : 1,464,768
PDP : 391,593.
Ogun State
The total number of Reg Voters is 2,336,887. Accredited :613,397. Votes cast: 605,938. Valid Votes: 564,256. Rejected Votes: 41,682.
APC : 281,762
PDP : 194,655
Lagos State
The total number of Reg Voters is 6,313,507. Accredited : 1,196,490. Votes cast: 1,156,590. Valid Votes: 1,089,567. Rejected Votes: 67,023.
APC : 580,825
PDP : 448,015
Bauchi State
The total number of Reg Voters is 2,453,512. Accredited :1,075,330. Votes cast: 1,061,955. Valid Votes: 1,024,307. Rejected Votes:37,648.
APC : 798,428
PDP : 209,313
Kaduna State
The total number of Reg Voters is 3,861,033. Accredited : 1,757,868 Votes cast: 1,709,005. Valid Votes: 1,663,603. Rejected Votes: 45,402.
APC : 993,445
PDP : 649,612
Niger State
The total number of Reg Voters is 2,375,568. Accredited : 911,964. Votes cast: 896,937. Valid Votes: 851,937. Rejected Votes:45,039.
APC : 612,371
PDP : 218,052
Yobe State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,365,913. Accredited :601,059 Votes cast: 586,137. Valid Votes: 559,365. Rejected Votes:26,772.
APC : 497,914
PDP : 50,763
Gombe State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,385,191. Accredited :604,240 Votes cast: 580,649. Valid Votes: 554,203. Rejected Votes:25,446.
APC : 402,961
PDP : 130,484
Kogi State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,640,449. Accredited :570,773. Votes cast: 553,496. Valid Votes: 521,016. Rejected Votes:32,480.
APC : 285,894
PDP : 218,207
Kwara State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,401,895. Accredited :489,482 Votes cast: 486,254. Valid Votes: 459,676. Rejected Votes:26,578.
APC : 308,984
PDP : 138,184
Osun State
The total number of Reg Voters is 1,674,729. Accredited :732,984. Votes cast: 731,882. Valid Votes: 714,682. Rejected Votes:17,200.
APC :347,634
PDP : 337,377
Ekiti State
The total number of Reg Voters is 899,919. Accredited :395,741. Votes cast: 393,709. Valid Votes: 381,132. Rejected Votes:12,577.
APC : 219,231
PDP : 154,032
Atikur’s Performance:
FCT Abuja
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,335,015 Total No: of Accredited: 467,784 Total Votes Cast: 451,408 Total Valid Votes: 423,951 Rejected Votes: 27,457
APC: 152,224
PDP: 259,997
Ondo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,812,567 Total No: of Accredited: 598,586 Total Votes Cast: 586,827 Total Valid Votes: 555,994 Rejected Votes: 30,833
APC:241,769
PDP:275,901
Abia State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,793,861 Total No: of Accredited: 361,561 Total Votes Cast: 344,471 Total Valid Votes: 323,291 Rejected Votes: 21,180
APC: 85,058
PDP: 219,698
Enugu State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,935,168 Total No: of Accredited: 452,765 Total Votes Cast: 451,063 Total Valid Votes: 421,014 Rejected Votes: 30,049
APC: 54,423
PDP: 355,553
Ebonyi State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,392,931 Total No: of Accredited: 391,747 Total Votes Cast: 379,394 Total Valid Votes: 359,131 Rejected Votes: 20,263
APC: 90,726
PDP: 258,573
Anambra State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,389,332 Total No: of Accredited: 675,273 Total Votes Cast: 625,035 Total Valid Votes:605,734 Rejected Votes:19,301
APC: 33,298
PDP: 524,738
Oyo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,796,542 Total No: of Accredited: 905,007 Total Votes Cast: 891,080 Total Valid Votes: 836,531 Rejected Votes: 54,549
APC: 365,229
PDP: 366,690
Adamawa State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,959,322 Total No: of Accredited:874,920 Total Votes Cast:860,756 Total Valid Votes:811,534 Rejected Votes:49,222
APC: 378,078
PDP: 410,266
Edo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,150,127 Total No: of Accredited: 604,915 Total Votes Cast: 599,228 Total Valid Votes: 560,711 Rejected Votes: 38,517
APC: 267,842
PDP: 275,691
Benue State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,391,276 Total No: of Accredited: 786,069 Total Votes Cast: 763,872 Total Valid Votes: 728,912 Rejected Votes: 34,960
APC: 347,668
PDP: 356,817
Imo State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,037,569 Total No: of Accredited: 585,741 Total Votes Cast: 542,777 Total Valid Votes: 511,586 Rejected Votes: 31,191
APC: 140,463
PDP: 334,923
Plateau State
Total No: Reg Voters:2,423,381 Total No: of Accredited:1,074,042 Total Votes Cast:1,062,862 Total Valid Votes:1,034,853 Rejected Votes:28,009
APC:468,555
PDP:548,665
Taraba State
Total No: Reg Voters:1,777,105 Total No: of Accredited: 756,111 Total Votes Cast: 741,564 Total Valid Votes: 712,877 Rejected Votes: 28,687
APC: 324,906
PDP:374,743
Cross River State
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,512,915 Total No: of Accredited: 461,033 Total Votes Cast: 446,046 Total Valid Votes: 421,901 Rejected Votes: 24,145
APC: 117,302
PDP: 295,737
Akwa Ibom State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,119,727 Total No: of Accredited: 695,677 Total Votes Cast: 605,140 Total Valid Votes: 578,775 Rejected Votes: 26,365
APC:175,429
PDP:395,832
Delta State
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,719,313 Total No: of Accredited: 891,647 Total Votes Cast: 882,254 Total Valid Votes: 829,762 Rejected Votes: 52,492
APC: 221,292
PDP: 594,068
Rivers State
Total No: Reg Voters:3,215,273 Total No: of Accredited:678,167 Total Votes Cast:666,585 Total Valid Votes:642,165 Rejected Votes: 24,420
APC: 150,710
PDP: 473,971