Buhari is winner of 2019 Presidential poll
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday declared President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of last Saturday’s Presidential election in the country.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who declared the results around 4:39am said Buhari polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat his rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 11,262,978 votes.
According to Mahmood, “that Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, having satisfied the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
He added that the Certificate of Return would be issued to Buhari by 2.00pm on Wednesday.
In the results announced by Mahmood, Buhari defeated Atiku with a wide margin of 3,928,869 to ensure that he remains Nigeria’s President in the next four years.
According to Mahmood, the total number of voters stood at 82,344,107 while the total number of accredited voters was 29,364,209, just as the total votes cast was 28,614,190.
In the election, 27,324,583 votes were valid while 1,289,607 votes were rejected.
Buhari’s victory came in 19 States where he won election, while Atiku won in 17 States and the Federal Capital Territory.
Buhari won in Ekiti, Osun, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Gombe, Yobe, Jigawa, Niger, Kaduna, Bauchi, Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Katsina, Borno, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara.
Atiku won in FCT, Ondo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Oyo, Edo, Benue, Imo, Plateau, Taraba, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Adamawa.
Summary of Proceeding
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday declared President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of last Saturday’s Presidential election in the country.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who declared the results around 4:39am said Buhari polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat his rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 11,262,978 votes.
According to Mahmood, “that Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, having satisfied the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”
He added that the Certificate of Return would be issued to Buhari by 2.00pm on Wednesday.
In the results announced by Mahmood, Buhari defeated Atiku with a wide margin of 3,928,869 to ensure that he remains Nigeria’s President in the next four years.
According to Mahmood, the total number of voters stood at 82,344,107 while the total number of accredited voters was 29,364,209, just as the total votes cast was 28,614,190.
In the election, 27,324,583 votes were valid while 1,289,607 votes were rejected.
Buhari’s victory came in 19 States where he won election, while Atiku won in 17 States and the Federal Capital Territory.
Buhari won in Ekiti, Osun, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Gombe, Yobe, Jigawa, Niger, Kaduna, Bauchi, Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Katsina, Borno, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara.
Atiku won in FCT, Ondo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Oyo, Edo, Benue, Imo, Plateau, Taraba, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Adamawa.
Summary of Proceeding
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