THE candidate of the All Progressives Congress – APC, as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Tibubu was declared winner at exactly 4.10am today in Abuja by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
“I certify that I am the returning officer for the 2023 presidential election held on the 25th of February 2003,’’Yakubu said.
“That Tinubu Bola Ahmed of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected. The Certificate of Return to the president elect and Vice president elect will take place here at 3pm today,’’ he added.
Tinubu polled a total votes of 8,794,726 to defeat his closest rival and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party – PDP, Atiku Abubakar who scored 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of Labour party – LP, who polled 6,101,533 votes.
Tinubu would be the 16th leader of Nigeria since independence in 1960.
