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NIGERIA ELECTION 2023: Live Results from Presidential Election Collation
Collation of the presidential election results from States has commenced at the National Collation Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Abuja.
Results have started coming in from the 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The presidential election is keenly being contested by the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Labour Party, LP.
Here are some of the results from state collation centres.
Here are some of the results from state collation centres.
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Live Collation of Presidential Results
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| State | APC | PDP | LP | NNPP | |
| Abia | 8,914 | 22,676 | 327,095 | ||
| Adamawa | 182,881 | 417,611 | 105,648 | 417,611 | |
| Akwa Ibom | 160,620 | 214,012 | 132,683 | ||
| Anambra | 5,111 | 9,036 | 584,621 | 1,967 | |
| Bauchi | 146,977 | 319,123 | 26,160 | ||
| Bayelsa | 42,572 | 68,818 | 49,975 | 540 | |
| Benue | 310,468 | 130,081 | 308,372 | ||
| Borno | 252,282 | 190,921 | 4,626 | 7,205 | |
| Cross River | 130,520 | 95,425 | 179,917 | 1,644 | |
| Delta | 90,183 | 161,600 | 341,866 | 3,112 | |
| Ebonyi | 42,402 | 13,503 | 259,739 | 1,661 | |
| Edo | 144,471 | 89,585 | 331,163 | 2,743 | |
| Ekiti | 201,494 | 89,554 | 11,397 | ||
| Enugu | 4,772 | 15,749 | 428,640 | ||
| Gombe | 146,977 | 319,123 | 26,160 | 10,520 | |
| Imo | 66,171 | 30,440 | 352,904 | 1,536 | |
| Jigawa | 412,390 | 386,587 | 1,889 | 98,234 | |
| Kaduna | 399,293 | 554,360 | 294,494 | ||
| Kano | 517,341 | 131,716 | 28,513 | 997,279 | |
| Katsina | 482,283 | 489,045 | 6,376 | 69,386 | |
| Kebbi | 248,088 | 288,175 | 10,682 | 5,038 | |
| Kogi | 240,751 | 145,104 | 56,217 | 4,238 | |
| Kwara | 263,572 | 136,909 | 31,166 | 3,141 | |
| Lagos | 572,606 | 75,750 | 582,664 | ||
| Nasarawa | 172,922 | 147,093 | 191,361 | 12,715 | |
| Niger | 375,183 | 284,898 | 80,452 | 21,836 | |
| Ogun | 341,554 | 123,831 | 85,829 | 2,200 | |
| Ondo | 369,924 | 115,463 | 44,405 | 930 | |
| Osun | 343,945 | 354,366 | 23,283 | 713 | |
| Oyo | 449,884 | 182,977 | 99,110 | 4,095 | |
| Plateau | 307,195 | 243,808 | 466,272 | ||
| Rivers | 231,591 | 88,468 | 175,071 | ||
| Sokoto | 285,444 | 288,679 | 6,568 | 1,300 | |
| Taraba | 135,165 | 146,315 | 146,315 | 12,818 | |
| Yobe | 151,459 | 198,567 | 2,406 | 18,270 | |
| Zamfara | 298,396 | 193,978 | 1,660 | 4,000 | |
| FCT | 90,902 | 74,199 | 281,717 | 13,247 | |
| TOTAL RESULT | 8,626,703 | 6,880,247 | 6,087,416 | 1,717,979 |
Atiku defeats Tinubu with over 150k votes in Kaduna
Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s election, has emerged winner in Kaduna State.
In the final results collated and declared by INEC at the state collation centre, PDP won in 14 Local Government Areas, Labour Party, 7, while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won only two LGAs.
The final result was announced by Prof. Muhammad Zayyan Umar, the returning officer .
According to him, Atiku polled 554,360 votes ahead of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC who secured 399,293 votes, a difference of 155,067.
Labour Party’s Peter Obi garnered 294,494 votes and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) trailed with 92,962 votes
Out of the 4.3 million registered voters, 1. 4 million were accredited for the election
Igabi LGA
APC: 37,259
PDP: 45,962
LP: 4,839
NNPP: 8,276
Kaduna North
APC: 39,693
PDP: 40,670
LP: 10,330
NNPP: 12,613
Chikun LGA
APC: 9,367
LP: 69,117
NNPP: 2,742
PDP: 32,659
Birnin-Gwari LGA
APC: 17,080
LP: 235
NNPP: 1,143
PDP: 8,774
Kudan LGA
APC: 11,630
PDP: 19,340
LP: 923
NNPP: 6,747
APC = 399,293
PDP = 554,360
NNPP= 92,962
LP= 294,494
Tinubu was leading Atiku by a narrow margin but the result from a Local Government Area changed the tide
Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto state Presidential Election Results
Collation officer- Muhammad Abdulkah Sokoto
Registered voters- 127,322
Accredited voters- 37,382
A 04
AA 05
AAC 04
ADC 32
ADP 45
APC 13,814
APGA 29
APN 14
APP 08
BP 04
LP 32
NNPP 137
NRN 61
PDP. 21,708
PRP 10
SDP 01
YPP 11
ZLP 10
Total valid votes- 35,929
Rejected votes- 1,339
Total vote cast- 37,268
Cancellation: 51 PU with 31,268 registered voters and 29,033 collected PVCs.
Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state Presidential Election Results
Collation officer- Prof Aminu Alhaji Bala
Registered voters- 116,986
Accredited voters- 34,847
A 13
AA 07
AAC 07
ADC 22
ADP 51
APC 17994
APGA 50
APN 30
APP 14
BP 04
LP 23
NNPP 28
NRN 37
PDP. 15,182
PRP 20
SDP 06
YPP 11
ZLP 13
Total valid votes- 33,523
Rejected votes- 1,315
Total vote cast- 34,827
Cancellation: 16 PU with 8,427 registered voters and 8,344collected PVCs.
Atiku was on the ballot four years ago. He ran against President Muhammadu Buhari. Let’s look at the states he won that year but before then, did you know that???????
While at it, don’t forget we highlighted the Kwara factor. Will the trend continue or change in this election year? We will know in a matter of hours
Obi held on to Nasarawa and Plateau while Tinubu gained ground in Kogi, Niger, Benue, and Kwara.
In this election, we projected North Central to be a battleground and that’s clear from the pattern that the leading candidates got votes from there.
Aside from Nasarawa, APC retained its hold of three key North Central States.
APC: 17,080
LP: 235
NNPP: 1,143
PDP: 8,774
Kudan LGA
APC: 11,630
PDP: 19,340
LP: 923
NNPP: 6,747
After a long wait, we have figures from Kaduna State
Ex minister, PDP candidates reject election results in Kwara
Former Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and other PDP senatorial and House of Representatives candidates have rejected the outcome of Saturday national assembly elections held in the state.
Abdullahi, the PDP senatorial candidate, lost to Mallam Saliu Mustapha, a former APC national chairmanship aspirant.
According to the former minister, the preliminary review of the results “shows substantial irregularities and manipulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of the electoral law.”
APC defeated their PDP counterparts in a clean sweep of all the 9 national assembly seats in the state after the announcement of results by INEC on Sunday.
But in separate statements Monday night, the PDP while urging members to remain calm, promised to challenge the result in court to “reclaim their mandate”.
Candidates who also rejected the results include Rafiu Ibrahim, the party’s Kwara South senatorial candidate.
He said there “were several reported cases of gross electoral malpractice and widespread electoral fraud that marred the process.
“A team of lawyers are already studying the results and would be taking appropriate legal steps”, he added.
Others are Abdulwahab Isa, the party’s reps candidate for Ilorin East/Ilorin South, Dare Bankole and Ibrahim Ajia, Ekiti/Oke-Ero/Isin/Oyun and Ilorin West/Asa house of representatives candidates respectively.
Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto state Presidential Election Results
Collation officer-
Registered voters- 76,029
Accredited voters- 22,549
A 3
AA 2
AAC 3
ADC 7
ADP 22
APC 9391
APGA 20
APN 5
APP 4
BP 4
LP 5
NNPP 20
NRN 14
PDP. 12481
PRP 6
SDP 3
YPP 2
ZLP 5
Total valid votes- 21,997
Rejected votes- 424
Total vote cast- 22,421
Cancellation: 1 PU with 935 registered voters and 876 collected PVCs
Sokoto Presidential Election Result
Goronyo Local Government Area
Registered voters. 85,716
Accredited voters. 21,433
Results
A 3
AA. 0
AAC. 2
ADC. 9
ADP. 20
APC 8892
APGA 16
APM. 4
APP. 5
BP. 2
LP. 16
NNPP. 21
NRM. 19
PDP. 11,614
PRP. 9
SDP. 4
YPP. 3
ZLP. 7
Total valid votes 20,646
Rejected votes. 524
Total votes cast. 21,170
Peter Obi sues for peace, condemns politically-motivated attacks in Lagos
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has condemned what he called politically motivated attacks today on some citizens in parts of Lagos State because they were believed to have voted for the LP.
Deputy Director General/Campaign Manager, Obi-Datti presidential campaign committee (PCC), Oseloka Obaze, in a statement Monday night, also noted that the attacks have been meted out to indigenes and non-indigenes alike.
“It is most regrettable that political thugs would single out citizens who exercised their constitutional rights to vote for candidates or parties of their choice.
“In keeping with its core value of political decorum, the LP thanks its supporters and indeed all Nigerians living in Lagos who have exercised their fundamental rights to vote according to the dictates of their conscience,” Obaze said.
He also said that the party is aware of some egregious irregularities in the elections in several states and that the party will follow due process and use constitutional means to address its grievances thus giving peace a chance.
He said, “It will, however, remain resolute in its mission to change Nigeria, which is after all greater than all of us. We have to protect the peace while defending every vote. Governments at all levels must recommit to the constitutional responsibility to protect citizens within their territories regardless of their political leanings.”
Atiku defeats Tinubu, Obi in Bayelsa
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has defeated the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi in Bayelsa.
The State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof Lilian Salami, while announcing the result in Yenagoa on Monday, said Atiku polled a total number of 68818 votes to defeat Peter Obi of Labour Party, who scored 49975 votes to come second.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC scored 42572 votes to come third in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hon Shehu Buba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Bauchi South Senatorial Zone election
The Returning Officer, Professor Ibrahim Hassan Garba who announced the results at the collation centre Monday in Bauchi , said that Buba won the election having polled 170,505 to defeat his closet rival Garba Dahiru of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored
165,727 PDP votes.
The incumbent Senator Lawal Yahaya Gumau comes fourth and scored 3,739 votes
The Labour Party (LP) FCT Senatorial candidate, Hajiya Ireti Kingibe, has rejected the cancellation of last Saturday’s Bwari Area Council National Assembly election result.
She told journalists on Monday in Abuja that there was no over voting in Bwari Area council, wondering why the result was cancelled.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT IN KOGI STATE.
20 out of 21 local governments result released.
1) MOPA AMORO LGA
APC…4, 900
PDP…2’319
LP..718
NNPP..14
ADC….555
2) OGORI MANGOGO LGA
APC..2,008
PDP…2,075
LP..784
NNPP…09
ADC..17
3) ADAVI LGA
APC…10,340
PDP…10,612
NNPP..26
ADC…61
LP……897
4) KOGI LGA
APC…..13, 473
PDP……8,825
LP….1040
ADC..55
NNPP..77
5) KABBA BUNU LGA
APC…12, 534
PDP….5,598
NNPP..73
ADC…584
LP….2339
6) IJUMU LGA
APC..11;237
ADC..795
PDP…4503
NNPP..93
LP..920
7) BASSA LGA
APC..7260
PDP…7288
ADC..49
LP..4068
NNPP…62
8) IGALAMELA LGA
APC 9982
PDP…4006
ADC..49
LP…17
NNPP..84
9) YAGBA WEST LGA
APC….8822
PDP….4266
NNPP….23
ADC….95
LP…….1227
10) OLAMABORO LGA
APC ..10670
PDP….5662
NNPP..304
ADC..120
LP..7206
11) OKEHI LGA
APC ..9443
PDP…11459
NNPP.. 36
LP…1099
ADC..40
12) OMALA LGA..
APC..6374
ADC..51
NNPP..315
PDP..6420
LP…2706
13) OFU LGA
APC..16078
ADC….117
NNPP…187
LP…1744
PDP….6593
14) OKENE LGA
APC….22038
ADC….62
NNPP…02
LP….964
PDP…..6403
15) LOKOJA LGA
APC….15642
ADC.. 268
LP. 7,605
NNPP..4007
PDP…11,156
16)ANKPA LGA
APC…18976
ADC..155
NNPP..1559
LP…5918
PDP….14170
17) YAGBA EAST LGA
ADC – 840
APC – 11,635
LP – 1,140
PDP – 2,910
NNPP.. 29
18) IBAJI LGA
APC 5992
LP 5933
NNPP.. 124
PDP..6219
19) DEKINA LGA
ADC – 95
APC – 22,157
LP – 1,661
PDP – 10,704
20) .IDAH LGA
ADC – 112
APC – 9,869
LP – 2,618
PDP – 5,459
APC won in 14 local governments: Mopa /Muro, Kogi, Kabba Bunu, Ijumu, Igala/ Mela, Yagba West, Olamaboro, Ofu ,Yagba East, Dekina, Ankpa, Lokoja, Okene and dah
PDP won in six local governments: Ogori Magogo, Adavi, Bassa, Ibaji, Okehi and Omala
The result of Ajaokuta local government is yet to be released.
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has lost the election for the Southern Senatorial District of Taraba State to David Jimkuta of the All progressives Congress (APC).
Declaring the results of the election on Monday in Wukari, the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Solomon Adeyeye, said Jimkuta scored 85,415 votes to defeat Gov. Darius of the PDP who polled 45,708 votes.
Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto state Presidential Election Results
Collation officer-
Registered voters- 76,029
Accredited voters- 22,549
A 3
AA 2
AAC 3
ADC 7
ADP 22
APC 9391
APGA 20
APN 5
APP 4
BP 4
LP 5
NNPP 20
NRN 14
PDP. 12481
PRP 6
SDP 3
YPP 2
ZLP 5
Total valid votes- 21,997
Rejected votes- 424
Total vote cast- 22,421
Cancellation: 1 PU with 935 registered voters and 876 collected PVCs.
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has won the presidential election conducted in Plateau State.
Announcing the summary of the results, the State Collation Officer, Professor Shehu Abdulrahman, stated that the LP candidate scored the highest votes cast in the election to defeat his closest rivals, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP).
While giving the summary of the result, Prof. Abdulrahman said the LP candidate scored 466,272, the PDP candidate scored 243,808 and the APC candidate scored 307, 195.
The Commonwealth observers’ mission in Nigeria has said that last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections were ‘largely peaceful’, despite administrative and logistical hurdles at many polling units (PUs).
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group and former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, said this on Monday in his team’s preliminary assessment of the electoral process.
“Nigerians were largely accorded the right to vote. We congratulate all Nigerians for their determination, patience and resilience displayed throughout the electoral process.” Mbeki said.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Niger South Senatorial District, Peter Ndalikali, has defeated the incumbent Senator, Mohammed Bima Enagi of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded National Assembly elections in the state.
Ndalikali floored Bima Enagi with 100, 684 against 97, 453 votes scored by the candidate of the APC.
The Returning Officer for Niger South Senatorial Election, Dr Abubakar Mohammed said Peter Ndalikali had satisfied the conditions of the law having scored the highest votes in the election and declared him the winner.
KANO CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT RESULT:
KANO MUNICIPAL
Returning Officer – DR. ALIYU IDRIS
RAs -13
Total Registered votes – 325025
Total Accredited votes – 75250
APC – 13451
PDP – 6207
NNPP – 49153
Total valid votes – 71405
Rejected votes – 2181
Total votes cast -73586
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has lost his senatorial bid. He was defeated by the All progressive congress candidate David Jimkuta.
David Jimkuta polled 85,415 votes to win Taraba’s southern senatorial seat.
The seating governor, Ishaku, who contested for the senatorial seat under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 45,708 votes and was second in the senatorial race.
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been declared the winner of the presidential election for Kano state, beating his closest challenger, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC with over 479,000 votes.
Kano state, which has about 5.8million voters, had a total of 1,820,272 accredited voters, according to the results announced at the INEC collation centre in Kano by Professor Lawan Suleiman Bilbis, the Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University.
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised the winners of last Saturday’s Senate and House of Representatives elections in the Daura zone to respect voters to avoid being sent packing in future polls.
The President gave the advice when he received them in Daura, his country home in Katsina State.
He said: “Respect the voters and make them feel important. If you don’t, they will wait in ambush for you in the next election. Depending on how you deal with them, they will keep you in the office, or they will send you packing.”
RIVERS STATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT UPDATE
PORT HARCOURT LGA
APC 5562
LP 62451
PDP 7203
KHANA LGA
APC 7649
LP 1704
PDP 5483
Etche LGA
APC 8366
LP 11232
PDP 5919
ELEME LGA
APC 8368
LP 7529
PDP 2391
Below are the details of the results:
1. Tarka LGA:
Coalition officer: Prof. Terfa David
Total registered voters – 54,537
Accredited voters – 19,188
APC – 13,640
LP – 2,038
PDP – 2, 642
Total valid votes – 18,669
Rejected votes – 511
Total votes cast – 19180
2. Buruku LGA:
Coalition officer: Prof. Grace Gberikyon
Total registered voters – 128,521
Accredited voters – 42,760
APC – 20,248
LP – 13,466
NNPP – 240
PDP – 6909
Total valid votes – 41,701
Rejected votes – 1,059
Total votes cast – 42,760
3. Ado LGA:
Total registered voters – 83,199
Accredited voters -14,774
APC – 2,271
LP – 9,987
PDP – 1,107
Total valid votes – 13,829
Rejected votes – 724
Total votes cast – 14,553
4. Apa LGA:
Total registered voters- 66,720
Accredited voters- 17,406
LP- 7,421
APC- 3,430
PDP- 3,683
Total valid votes- 15,931
Rejected votes- 1,367
Total votes cast- 17, 298
5. Obi LGA:
Total registered voters- 69,126
Accredited voters- 18,062
LP- 7,949
APC- 4,450
PDP- 4,340
Valid voters- 17,178
Invalid votes- 884
Votes cast- 18,062
6. Makurdi LGA:
Coalition officer:
Total registered voters – 295,203
Accredited voters – 88,389
APC – 28,692
LP – 48,228
PDP – 5,134
NNPP – 674
Total valid votes – 84,492
Rejected votes – 3,523
Total votes cast – 88,015
7. Gwer East LGA:
Coalition officer: Prof.
Total registered voters – 99,175
Accredited voters – 35,040
APC – 15,900
LP – 9800
PDP – 7370
NNPP – 107
Total valid votes – 33,574
Rejected votes – 867
Total votes cast – 34,441
8. Ogbadigbo LGA:
Coalition officer: Prof.
Total registered voters – 72,141
Accredited voters – 18,367
APC – 3,129
LP – 10,154
PDP – 3,460
NNPP – 182
Total valid votes – 17,372
Rejected votes – 995
Total votes cast – 18,367
9. Guma LGA:
Coalition officer: Dr. Austin Adikwu
Total registered voters – 114,054
Accredited voters – 34,572
APC – 10,481
LP – 21,796
PDP – 9,099
NNPP – 94
Total valid votes – 33,668
Rejected votes – 805
Total votes cast – 34,473
10. Okpokwu LGA:
Coalition officer: Akirga Ezekiel
Total registered voters – 76,389
Accredited voters – 20,055
APC – 3,409
LP – 10,470
PDP – 4,641
NNPP –
Total valid votes – 19,105
Rejected votes – 802
Total votes cast – 19,907
11. Gwer West LGA:
Coalition officer: Ahembe Iorkyaa
Total registered voters – 74,579
Accredited voters – 26,612
APC – 7,332
LP – 17,417
PDP – 838
NNPP –
Total valid votes – 25,949
Rejected votes – 632
Total votes cast – 26,581
12. Ushongo LGA:
Coalition officer:
Total registered voters – 117,469
Accredited voters – 38,048
APC – 20,060
LP – 7,324
PDP – 7,264
NNPP –
Total valid votes – 36,038
Rejected votes – 1007
Total votes cast – 37,045
13.. Konshisha LGA:
Coalition officer:
Total registered voters – 131,461
Accredited voters – 42,109
APC – 10,742
LP – 26,261
PDP – 3,524
NNPP –
Total valid votes – 41,422
Rejected votes – 621
Total votes cast – 42,043
14.. Katsina-Ala LGA:
Coalition officer: Dr. Jonathan Ikyur
Total registered voters – 168,318
Accredited voters – 37,116
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APC – 18,632
LP – 7,876
PDP – 8,060
NNPP – 37,116
Total valid votes – 35,665
Rejected votes – 1,451
Total votes cast –
15. Oju LGA:
Coalition officer: Prof Iyortyer
Total registered voters – 110,166
Accredited voters – 28,481
APC – 8,412
LP – 13,192
PDP – 4,920
NNPP –
Total valid votes – 27,246
Rejected votes – 1,044
Total votes cast – 28,290
16. Ukum LGA,
Collation officer: Prof. Rosemary Ahon
Registered voters: 151,923
Accredited voters: 41,589
APC – 20,719
LP – 8,036
PDP – 9,892
Valid votes cast: 39,903
Rejected votes: 1,645
Total votes cast: 41,548
17. Logo LGA:
Collation officer:
Registered voters: 114,100
Accredited voters: 33,911
APC – 8,121
LP – 13,836
PDP – 9,377
Total valid votes: 31,990
Rejected votes: 1,327
Total votes cast: 33,317
18. Otukpo LGA:
Collation officer:
Registered voters: 149,987
Accredited voters: 44,744
APC – 8,471
LP – 23,732
PDP – 6,760
NNPP -332
Total valid votes: 40,526
Rejected votes: 2,118
Total votes cast: 42,644
19. Gboko LGA:
Registered voters : 249, 636
Accredited voters: 71961
APC – 35,149
PDP – 13,901
NNPP – 335
LP – 18,615
Valid votes cast: 69,136
Rejected votes: 2680
Total vote cast: 71,812
20. Kwande LGA:
Registered voters – 172,294
Accredited voters – 45,474
APC – 23,027
PDP – 7,813
NNPP – 437
LP – 11,945
Valid votes cast: 44,150
Rejected votes: 1081
Total vote cast: 45,231
21. Ohimini LGA
Registered voters – 46,713
Accredited voters – 15,458
APC – 3,239
PDP – 4,972
NNPP – 64
LP – 6,545
Valid votes cast: 15,046
Rejected votes: 312
Total vote cast: 15,358
22. Agatu LGA
Registered voters – 64315
Accredited voters – 16548
APC – 3,988
PDP – 4,221
NNPP – 80
LP – 6,302
Valid votes cast: 15,257
Rejected votes: 980
Total vote cast: 16,237
23. Vandekiya LGA
Registered voters – 162,960
Accredited voters – 53,635
APC – 36,926
PDP – 8,255
NNPP – 93
LP – 5,952
Valid votes cast: 52,230
Rejected votes: 1,254
Total vote cast: 53,484
Final results:
Registered voters: 2,772,977
Accredited: 804,189
APC – 310,468
PDP – 130,081
LP – 308,372
NNPP -4740
Total valid votes -770,075
Rejected votes – 27,687
Total votes cast -797, 762
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has scored to the highest votes in Benue State despite the Labour Party, Peter Obi, wining in majority of the 23 Local Government Area of the state.
Tinubu defeated Obi with a margin of about 2000 and Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar with a total of 310,468.
He won in nine LGAs while Obi lead in the remaining 14 LGAs of the state with the total of 308, 372 votes.
The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, won the February 25, presidential election in Edo state by a wide margin.
The Labour Party won in 12 local governments to emerge the winner in the state while the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the remaining six local governments leaving the Peoples Democratic Party with no local government.
Announcing the results, the Edo State Collation Officer, Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Prof.Professor Nyaudoh Ndaeyo, said the Labour Party candidate Peter Obi scored a total of 331,163 votes to win the presidential election in the state.
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in 18 out of 20 local government areas of Bauchi State.
Announcing the results by the Bauchi State Collation Officer for the Presidential election, Professor Abdulkarim Sambo who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutse at the INEC office in Bauchi.
Sambo said that Atiku polled 426,607 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who scored 316,694 and only won two LGAs including Toro and Itas Gadau local government areas.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the results of the Yobe South Senatorial district election inconclusive. The Returning Officer Of the Zone, Professor Sa’idu Abdulkadir Shetima, stated this to Daily Trust.
He said that the commission has taken the decision, as a result of the cancellation of one polling unit 003, Manawachi Primary School, in Fika Local Government Yobe state.
According to him, the polling unit cancelled has 1,118 Total registered voters, and the total votes cast exceeded the total number of accredited voters in the polling unit.
He, therefore, said the INEC will schedule the election between the two parties, APC that has 69,417 votes and PDP which has 68,800 votes considered the lowest margin.
Security operatives have arrested Mr Adamu Ibrahim a INEC ad-hoc staff who was bribed to rig election result in Potiskum Local Government area of Yobe State.
In a video shared by Neptune Prime on Monday, Daily Trust’s Correspondent observed that the staff was interrogated by security personnel in Potiskum Local Government Area.
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The suspect who was caught red-handed confessed that one Sisco a resident of Potiskum, has promised to give him 10 million Naira meant to rig Senatorial Election result.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Marshall Katung has been declared winner of the Kaduna South Senatorial District election.
The Senatorial Returning Officer, Professor Abdullahi Dalhatu announced Katung as the winner on Monday night in Kafanchan after he secured 138, 246 votes to beat his closest opponent, Eng. Michael Ayuba Auta of the Labour Party (LP), who got 101, 479 votes.
Mohammed Bello El-rufai of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the eldest son of Kaduna State governor Nasir El-rufai, has won a House of Representatives seat in Kaduna North Local Government Area of the state.
The returning officer Professor Muhammad Magaji Garba announced said that El-rufai polled 51,052 to defeat the incumbent member Suleiman Samaila Abdu of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP who polled 34,808.
Other candidates defeated were Shehu Mohammed Faisal of the Labour Party who scored 7531. Aliyu Muhammad Ahmad of NNPP scored 10,148.
Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero is leading in the Kebbi central senatorial election.
From the results collated from six local government areas of Gwandu, Bunza, Aliero, Maiyama, Koko Besse and Kalgo by INEC senator Aliero is leading the APC incumbent Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu with 74,336.
Governor Bagudu is trailing senator Aliero with 54,786.
As the collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continues, the National Coalition for Peace and Unity (NCPU) has warned political parties and supporters against utterances capable of destabilising the country.
NCPU in a statement by ex-lawmaker and Protem Secretary General of the coalition, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, said the warning has become necessary following utterances from politicians, who threatened that the #Endsars will be a child’s play if the election doesn’t go their way.
The Coalition warned politicians to be mindful of statements capable of inciting and destroying the prevailing peaceful environment in the country.
Eleven of the nation’s 18 registered political parties have dissociated themselves from Monday’s walk-out by some political parties over the procedure for the announcement of collated results of Saturday’s presidential election.
This is after the agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha led some of the parties to walk out at the national collation centre in Abuja.
Before their dissociation, the INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu had cautioned Melaye not to be ‘disruptive’ of the collation process at the insistence of the PDP chieftain that the results announced by the SCOPEs should have first been uploaded on the INEC results viewing portal (iReV) for transparency and accountability.
The Labour Party in Imo State has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was compromised in last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections by deliberately disenfranchising voters.
The party, therefore, called for the immediate removal of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Agu and all Electoral Officers and SPOs in the state.
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, leading the PDP’s presidential flagbearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in election results from 10 out of 14 local government areas of Zamfara state so far announced by INEC
Tinubu scored 214,074, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar scored 104,828. The NNPP and LP are trailing behind with 1,524 and 429 votes respectively.
The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah has retained his seat after defeating, Hon Chris Azugbogu on the platform of APGA with 73,115.
Ubah was followed by Chris Azugbogu who scored 45,369, votes, While Uzo Obinna of the Labour Party got 28,102 votes
The Bayelsa State collation centre was thrown into confusion on Monday as two local government collation officers’ for the presidential election got missing.
The affected local governments are Southern Ijaw and Brass local government areas. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and political party agents as well as observers waited for three days for the collation officers to churn in their results but to no avail.
The political party agents, however, protest the abandonment of the two local government collation officers.
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s claim of over-voting in Saturday’s presidential election in Ekiti State.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during the ongoing presentation of collated results of the presidential election.
The Ekiti State’s results were the first to be officially called at the national collation centre on Sunday in Abuja.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the election with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar coming second.
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu has defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party; Peter Obi of the Labour Party; and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Niger State.
Tinubu won in 21 out of the 25 Local Governments while Atiku Abubakar won 3 Local Governments and Peter Obi of the Labour Party won in Suleja Local Government Area of the state.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West Senatorial Candidate, Dr Idiat Adebule, has been declared winner of the Lagos West Senatorial District.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senatorial District Collation Officer Prof Solomon Akinboye declared the former Lagos State Deputy Governor winner having scored the highest votes.
Adebule polled 361,296 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Segun Adewale, who got 248,653 votes.
The national youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dayo Israel has threatened political appointees in Lagos state who fail to deliver their wards for Babajide Sanwo-Olu not to show up at Alausa.
The ruling APC lost the presidential election to Peter Obi of the Labour Party, despite presenting the former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as its presidential candidate.
Governorship and state House of Assembly will be held on March 11. Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking a second term, will compete against other candidates.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said that one of its staff was shot dead by police officers at a checkpoint and others sustain injuries on their way to Asaba at Ukwani Local Government Area of Delta State.
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner Mr. Monday Tom confirmed this to journalists today shortly after the result of Ukwani local government area was taken.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Hon Mansur Manu Soro as the winner of the Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency election in the state.
According to the results announced by Professor Shuaibu M. Ade, the Returning Officer said that Manu Soro polled 36, 596 to defeat his close competitor Bashir Ibrahim Bello of All Progressive Congress (APC) who scored 29, 134.
Manu Soro is the incumbent member representing the Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency and his reelection for the second term in the house of reps
Collation in Kano (presidency) adjourned to 8:15 pm for the final two LGAs (Kano Municipal & Dala)
41- Presidential election
Kano state: Takai LGA
Returning Officer:
RAs:
Total registered voters: 121,752
Accredited voters: 38,934
APC – 13,770
LP – 69
NNPP – 19,848
PDP – 3,124
Total valid votes: 37,101
Rejected votes: 687
Total votes cast: 37,888
Results of 17 PUs were cancelled due to violence recorded
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Kano state: Bala Bukata
Returning Officer: Gwale
RAs: 10
Total registered voters: 249,537
Accredited voters: 60,159
APC – 6,950
LP – 270
NNPP – 42,932
PDP – 7,457
Total valid votes: 58,671
Rejected votes: 1,493
Total votes cast: 60,164
4 incidence of over voting in Mandawari
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), has lost the Senatorial seat of Jigawa Central to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
However, APC also lost two members of federal house representatives to PDP and one other Reps member to NNPP.
Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah has lost the Kebbi South Senatorial election to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Garba Musa Maidoki.
Returning Officer, Professor Ibrahim Muhammed said the PDP candidate, polled 75,232 votes to win the election against Na’Allah who polled 70,785 votes.
Na’Allah, a serving senator was bidding for Senate the third time but lost by about a five thousand margin to the PDP candidate who contested the senate election for the first time.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Abuja south federal constituency, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ajiya, as the winner of the Saturday, house of the representative seat of Abuja south constituency.
Ajiya, who is the immediate past chairman of the Abaji area council of Abuja, defeated the incumbent House of Representatives Member for Abuja south constituency, Alhaji Hassan Sokodabo Usman Sokodabo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who sought a second term.
The INEC returning officer for the Abuja South election, Prof, Wasiu O. Gabadeen, who declared the result on Monday, said that Ajiya of the APC scored 51,502 votes to beat his closest rival of the PDP, Sokodabo who got 47,376 votes.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held closed door talks with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, otherwise known as the Progressives Governors‘ Forum, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Thursday’s meeting is the latest in a back-to-back series of engagements with governors and top chieftains of the party at Aso Rock to resolve the crisis trailing the controversial Presidential Campaign Council list released by the party last Saturday, August 23, 2026.
The governors marched to the President’s office shortly before 4:00pm on Thursday, after emerging from a separate session of the National Economic Council chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The consultations, which began since Wednesday, were aimed at reviewing and reworking the PCC list which has continued to generate controversy since its release.
The ruling party had faced severe backlash over the inclusion of some controversial party chieftains, particularly those currently facing corruption charges.
It was also alleged that some key sections of the party were not carried along in the drafting of the PCC list.
Multiple party sources, who spoke with The PUNCH on Thursday, said the meeting, which initially held from around 4pm to 11pm on Wednesday, could not be concluded.
Consequently, the meeting continued on Thursday after the regular NEC meeting.
As of press time on Thursday, The PUNCH could not confirm the extent of the changes made to the list.
However, sources close to the APC governors and party heavyweights said the list had been reviewed.
One of the sources said the initial list had been deleted from the party’s X handle and that a new list would be posted as soon as the President approves the deliberations at the meeting and the proposed changes.
“The list is part of the main agenda of the meeting. You can notice that the other controversial list has been deleted from the Twitter handle of the party,” a top source close to the APC governors said.
Also speaking on the list, another top party chieftain said, “Can you believe that the party was not carried along in the formation of the list? The President’s Special Adviser on Political Matters and a few persons in the Presidency came up with the list.
“You can see the backlash that has trailed it. The President is handling the matter, and it is believed that some changes will be made after the two-day meeting.”
Meanwhile, further findings by our correspondent showed that the party would double down on social intervention programmes ahead of the January 2027 poll.
It was learnt that this was part of the ruling party’s plan to reach out to Nigerians and ameliorate the suffering of the masses.
The APC had recently released the complete membership list of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.
As earlier reported, President Bola Tinubu will chair the council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as vice chairmen I and II respectively. Senator Abdulaziz Yari was named Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary.
The expanded list, numbering 223 entries, adds directorates covering finance, extractive industries, education, manufacturing and MSMEs, support group coordination, faith-based mobilisation, protocol, labour union relations, special duties, stakeholders’ mobilisation, community support, digital operations, grassroots engagement, and welfare.
Following series of controversies that trailed the list, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said later that adjustments would made to the list where necessary.
Dare said the list remained valid because the campaign structure was not yet complete, with several subcommittees still to be constituted.
“As it is with every other list, there’s a room for subcommittees. Those subcommittees have not been formed, and so many other names will come into that subcommittee,” he said.
Dare also referred to a statement issued by the APC, insisting that the party had not withdrawn the list.
“But of course, there will be adjustments. The list is not cast in stone, just like every other list,” he added.
Asked whether the expected changes amounted to a review of the council, Dare drew a distinction between the two terms, saying the changes would only be made where necessary.
“Not a review, just adjustments where necessary,” he said.
Explaining the distinction, Dare said a review would amount to a broader overhaul of the existing structure.
“Review is wholesale, this is not wholesale,” Dare said.
He added that the planned subcommittees would provide room for more party members and political stakeholders to be accommodated within the campaign structure. (PUNCH)
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said Nigeria must move from an economy driven by consumption and imports to one built around production, investment and job creation.
Obi made the declaration on Friday while outlining his economic agenda for the 2027 presidential election, saying the country had the resources, population and entrepreneurial capacity required to build a more productive economy.
He said the key question for any government should be whether Nigerians were actually becoming better off.
“Are Nigerians better off than they were four years ago? Can they afford food, education, and healthcare? Can businesses produce, expand, and create jobs?” Obi asked.
He said his administration, if elected, would place agriculture, manufacturing, agro-processing, technology, construction, energy, creative industries and services at the centre of economic development.
According to him, Nigeria must “produce more of what we consume, process more of what we produce, and compete more effectively in global markets.”
Obi said his economic plan would include improving agricultural productivity through better security for farming communities, irrigation, rural roads, storage facilities, finance and market access.
He also promised to strengthen manufacturing and agro-processing to enable Nigeria to export more finished products and derive greater value from its natural resources.
The former Anambra State governor said government must also create conditions that allow entrepreneurs to invest, employ workers and expand without unnecessary regulatory and infrastructure barriers.
He stressed that public finances would be managed with greater discipline, insisting that government spending must have clear purposes and measurable results.
“Every naira should have a clear purpose, and major public investments should have measurable outcomes,” he said.
Obi also identified Nigeria’s large and growing young population as an economic opportunity rather than a burden, saying government must invest in education, technical training and human capital to enable young Nigerians to contribute productively to the economy.
He said the country’s economic objective should not simply be growth in statistical terms, but an economy capable of producing more, creating jobs, generating wealth and improving living standards.
“The goal is not growth for its own sake, but an economy that produces more, employs more people, creates wealth, and improves living standards,” he said.
Obi, who is campaigning alongside former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, said their different governing experiences had led them to a common conclusion that Nigeria must invest in its people and manage public resources responsibly.
He urged voters to examine the records and proposals of all presidential candidates as the 2027 campaign progresses.
MY ADDRESS TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS
21 August 2026
Dear Compatriots,
Members of the Press,
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen,
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, marked the official start of the campaign period for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
There is no doubt that this is a defining moment for our democracy. This moment gives Nigerians the opportunity to assess the records, ideas, and plans of those seeking their mandate to lead their country at a time of grave uncertainty in our rapidly changing world.
I consider myself quite privileged to be one of those seeking your mandate to deal with these challenges facing our country.
I enter this contest with one firm conviction: Nigeria can work, and Nigeria must work.
Nigeria faces several serious challenges. Some of them are indeed of existential proportions.
According to the IMF, 63%, or over 140 million Nigerians, live at or below the national poverty line, while humanitarian agencies estimate that 35 million people will need food assistance during the 2026 lean season. About 3.6 million Nigerians remain internally displaced, largely because of conflict and insecurity. Each year, millions of young people enter the labour market, yet too many struggle to find productive opportunities. Weak infrastructure, unreliable power, insecurity, and the excessive cost of doing business continue to burden households and constrain enterprise.
These are more than statistics. They reflect the daily realities of Nigerian families, farmers, workers, students, and businesses.
Yet I do not believe Nigeria lacks the ability to overcome these challenges. We have the people, resources, market, talent, and enterprise. What we must do now is turn these strengths into security, productivity, and shared prosperity.
LEADERSHIP MUST DELIVER RESULTS
My successful private-sector experience, studies in institutions of repute on policy and business matters, and my service as Governor of Anambra State have shaped my understanding of public leadership. Government must manage resources responsibly, set clear priorities, and measure the outcomes of its decisions. Public office is not a reward; it is a responsibility to the people.
In Anambra, I prioritised the foundations of long-term development: education, healthcare, infrastructure, fiscal discipline, and institutional capacity. I do not present that record as perfect, but as an experience from which Nigerians can draw their own conclusions.
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso brings a different but complementary governing experience.
As Governor of Kano State, he focused strongly on education, technical training, scholarships, infrastructure, and human-capital development. His administration’s investments in education and skills showed an understanding that the people are a state’s most important long-term resource.
Our experiences are different, but our conclusion is the same: Nigeria must invest in its people and manage public resources with discipline.
BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS
Nigeria needs more than reactive reforms. We must focus on the questions that matter:
Are Nigerians better off than they were four years ago? Can they afford food, education, and healthcare? Can businesses produce, expand, and create jobs? Can young people find productive work? Can farmers work safely and get their produce to market?
These are the measures that matter.
With your mandate, our economic agenda will put production, investment, enterprise, and human capital at the centre of how we lead.
We will raise agricultural productivity by securing farming communities, expanding irrigation, improving rural roads and storage, and linking farmers to finance and markets. We will also strengthen manufacturing and agro-processing so Nigeria can export more finished goods and capture greater value from its resources.
We will create a business environment where entrepreneurs can invest, hire, and grow without unnecessary regulatory or infrastructure barriers.
And we will manage public finances responsibly. Every naira should have a clear purpose, and major public investments should have measurable outcomes.
The goal is not growth for its own sake, but an economy that produces more, employs more people, creates wealth, and improves living standards.
SECURITY IS THE FOUNDATION
No nation can prosper when its people cannot live, farm, travel, or do business safely. Insecurity has displaced millions of Nigerians and continues to disrupt agriculture, education, trade, and investment. Our response must therefore be comprehensive.
We must improve intelligence gathering and coordination among security agencies, strengthen policing and border management, and make better use of technology. We must also support lawful community-based systems that identify threats early and enable effective responses.
The imperative of decentralising security management, but with strong systems of coordination between the levels, is critical to our plans.
Security policy must also address the conditions that make vulnerable young people susceptible to criminal recruitment. Farmers cannot produce food if they cannot reach their farms safely. Children lose the chance to learn when they cannot attend school safely. Businesses cannot create jobs when they cannot move goods securely.
FROM CONSUMPTION TO PRODUCTION
Nigeria, with a population now above two hundred million and projected to continue growing rapidly, has one of Africa’s largest domestic markets and labour forces. That is an opportunity we must seize to turn the future of our country around.
Nigeria cannot import its way to prosperity. We will produce more of what we consume, process more of what we produce, and compete more effectively in global markets.
We will deploy our experiences in public funds management, the private sector, and the civil service to turn our population into productive human capital, our natural resources into value-added industries, and our domestic market into an engine for investment and enterprise.
Agriculture, manufacturing, technology, construction, energy, creative industries, and services all have important roles to play. Nigeria does not lack opportunities; what it needs are the systems that enable its people to turn those opportunities into prosperity.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE OUR GREATEST ASSET
I reject the idea that Nigeria’s young population represents a burden. It represents an enormous opportunity, but only if we prepare young Nigerians to participate productively in the economy.
We will improve basic education, strengthen universities, and expand technical and vocational training. Nigeria needs doctors, engineers, scientists, and lawyers, as well as technicians, mechanics, builders, nurses, farmers, programmers, manufacturers, artisans, and entrepreneurs. Our goal is to secure a high demographic dividend from our youth bulge.
HEALTH IS HUMAN CAPITAL
A productive economy requires a healthy population, yet Nigeria’s health indicators remain deeply concerning. According to available data, Nigeria’s primary healthcare system is very poor, with infant and maternal mortality among the worst globally. We will strengthen healthcare, improve maternal and child health, expand access to essential medicines, and equip healthcare workers to serve effectively.
EVERY REGION MUST BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND PROSPER
Nigeria’s diversity is an economic strength. Each region has distinct assets, and national policy must unlock those assets while connecting them to one productive economy.
The North-West can expand agriculture, livestock, irrigation, agro-processing, and manufacturing while strengthening education and security.
The North-East can speed up reconstruction, restore livelihoods, and expand agriculture, education, enterprise, and regional trade.
The North-Central can strengthen food production and processing while developing its mineral resources responsibly.
The South-West can build on its strengths in manufacturing, technology, finance, trade, and the creative economy.
The South-East can expand its entrepreneurial and industrial strength through better infrastructure, stronger connectivity, and greater access to investment.
The South-South can derive greater value from oil and gas while expanding maritime services, fisheries, agriculture, and other productive sectors, supported by stronger environmental protection.
The Federal Capital Territory must demonstrate what efficient urban planning, transportation, housing, sanitation, security, and public services can achieve.
Every region must produce. Every region must contribute. Every region must benefit.
A DIFFERENT STANDARD OF GOVERNANCE
Sustainable development requires more than reactive reform. Reform is not the goal; better lives are. The World Bank’s April 2026 Nigeria Development Update makes clear that Nigeria’s challenge is to turn economic reform and stabilisation into improved livelihoods, stronger human capital, wider opportunities, and inclusive growth. We will pursue practical reforms that deliver lasting results, combining fiscal discipline with productive investment, as Senator Kwankwaso and I have demonstrated.
We will cut wasteful spending while protecting investments that create jobs and expand productive capacity. We will raise public revenue without stifling businesses and invest in education, healthcare, security, and infrastructure because they are foundations for future prosperity, not costs to defer. We will also build institutions that endure beyond any single administration. That is the standard by which every government should be judged.
Fellow Nigerians,
The campaign period gives every citizen an opportunity to join the national conversation. I urge Nigerians to examine each candidate’s record and proposals, ask tough questions, and demand evidence behind every promise.
We should debate ideas without hatred, compete without violence, and disagree without weakening the bonds that unite us. When Nigerians make their choice, that choice must be respected.
Democracy does not end on election day. Citizens must continue to demand transparency, accountability, and results from those entrusted with the mandate to govern.
Nigeria’s challenges are real, but so are its opportunities. We have the people, resources, enterprise, and creativity to build a safer, more productive country. Our task is to turn these possibilities into results. We have the credentials, experience, and record to collaborate with Nigerians on this transformative journey.
Our journey will be harder if we do not unite as one people and one nation. A united Nigeria, guided by shared purpose and a commitment to fairness, justice, and equity, will make transformation easier, strengthen our institutions, and help us hold our leaders accountable.
Finally, the 2027 election must be guided by capacity, competence, compassion, character, and commitment. Our campaign will focus on the urgent concerns of Nigerians and not on ethnicity or religion. Nigerians must reject and disregard any campaign driven by propaganda, ethnicity, religion, elitism, or cronyism.
As my team and I travel across the country, we will listen to Nigerians, understand their needs and concerns, and assure them that we have the competence, character, and compassion to lead and reset Nigeria for the benefit of all.
Nigerians deserve leaders who will engage them, listen to their concerns, and present clear solutions to unite the country, defeat insecurity, pull people out of poverty, drastically reduce hunger and the number of out-of-school children, improve education and healthcare, and build growth that serves everyone, especially the most vulnerable. Every candidate must be willing to present their credentials, defend their records, and subject their vision to open scrutiny.
No candidate should hide behind the high walls of power, send proxies or surrogates to the hustings, and expect Nigerians to entrust them with the leadership of the country. Every candidate seeking the presidency must have the courage to come before the people, answer their questions, defend their records, and subject their vision to public scrutiny.
True leadership requires presence and empathy. No one can lead from the front without standing with communities across Nigeria devastated by banditry, criminality, terrorism, and flooding. You cannot truly lead people you are unwilling to visit, listen to, and understand.
Today, I make this clear commitment: my running mate and I will take our message directly to Nigerians. We will listen to them, understand their concerns, and engage them openly. We will not delegate this duty to proxies. We will answer questions, defend our record and character, and present our plan to rebuild Nigeria. Any presidential candidate who lacks the resolve to travel across the country, meet the people, and respond to their questions lacks the capacity to govern it.
I commit to commencing the journey of resetting Nigeria by uniting it, securing it on the path of economic and inclusive growth, and moving our country from consumption to production.
A New Nigeria is possible.
God Almighty bless Nigeria. -PO
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