BREAKING: INEC declares Tinubu winner of presidential election 2023

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has gone through an electoral process where the citizens of the country have voted for the candidate of their choice.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Yakubu Mahmood declared Tinubu the winner of the election and president-elect Wednesday morning at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. .

INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the final results in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja, said Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came second in the election.

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He also scored over 25 percent of the votes cast in 30 states, more than the 24 states constitutionally required.

At the end of the collation and announcement of election results on Tuesday, Atiku polled 6,984,290 votes to place second, while the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, came third with 6,093,962 votes.

Atiku and Obi could only garner 190,921 votes and 7,205, respectively while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party amassed 4,626 votes.