Earlier this morning, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 Presidential Elections, marking the end of arguably the most important and hotly contested presidential election Nigeria has seen for 50 years.
You can find comprehensive results from the Nigerian general elections at stears.co/elections, including:
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Presidential results at state-level
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Presidential results at local government level (still being updated)
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Senate results
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House of Representatives results
Here are three key takeaways from Nigeria’s 2023 Federal Elections.
#1 A tight race
The presidential race was as close as expected. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the winning candidate, accumulated 8.8 million votes, just 1.8 million votes ahead of Atiku Abubakar in second and 2.7 million votes more than Peter Obi. In contrast, President Buhari won the 2019 Elections by nearly 4 million votes.
