The fate of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and the world’s most populated black nation, hangs in the balance. Would it be again President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, or former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 72? That’s the question on the lips of 190 million Nigerians scattered around the world.
Will it be continuity or a fresh air? Many are wondering tonight, two days after the delayed elections finally took place.
So far, it’s been a tight race, with Mr Buhari winning some states and Mr Atiku winning the others.
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Already, the Nigerian National Electoral Commission has begun the formal announcement of the presidential election results.
Buhari is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress or APC while Atiku is running for the People’s Democratic Party or PDP.
To be elected President of Nigeria in the first round, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least 24 of the 36 states. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round is held.
Below are the results as announced by INEC so far.
| | APC | PDP ZAMFARA | 438,682 | 125,423 KEBBI | 581,552 | 154,282 SOKOTO | 490,333 | 361,604 BAYELSA | 118,821 | 197,933 DELTA | 221,292 | 594,068 BORNO | 836,496 | 71,788 AKWA IBOM | 175,429 | 395,832 CROSS RIVER | 117,302 | 295,737 TARABA | 324,906 | 374,743 KANO| 1,464 768 | 391,593 KATSINA| 1,232,133 | 308056 PLATEAU | 468,555 | 548,665 IMO | 140,463 | 334,923 BENUE | 347,668 | 356,817 EDO| 267,817 | 275,691 LAGOS | 580,825 | 448,015 OGUN | 281,762 | 194,655 BAUCHI | 798,428 | 209,313 ADAMAWA | 377,078 | 410,266 OYO | 365, 229 | 366,690 ANAMBRA | 33,298 | 524,738 KADUNA | 993,445 | 649,612 JIGAWA | 794,738 | 289,895 EKITI | 219,231 | 154,032 OSUN | 347,634 | 337,377 F C T | 152,224 | 259,997 KWARA | 308,984 | 138,184NASARAWA | 289,903 | 283,847 KOGI | 285,894 | 218,207 GOMBE | 402,961 | 138,484 ONDO | 241,769 | 275,901 ABIA | 85,058 | 219,698 YOBE | 497,914 | 50,763 ENUGU | 54,423 | 355,553 EBONYI | 90,726 | 258,573 __________ ___________ Total: 14,428,941 |10,570,957 34 States + FCT or 35 states' results | |
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