Two days after what many described as historic presidential and National Assembly polls, results are now pouring in from several parts of the country.
A presiding officer counts records from the Ikorodu local government area during the collation of the presidential election results at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Yaba, in the suburbs of Lagos, in Nigeria, on February 26, 2023. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP)
Before the exercise, expectations were sky-high in Africa’s most populous nation as millions of citizens elect the country’s next president and lawmakers.
In all, 94 million citizens registered for the election; No fewer than 87.2 million of them have collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and were eligible to vote.
Switch Nigeria is in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to give you the latest on the polls as it unfolds. You can find earlier updates about the National Assembly and presidential elections here. Keep refreshing this page for updates.
05: 56 pm: Tinubu’s Campaign DG Lalong Loses Senatorial Bid
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong who is also the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has lost the bid to clinch the Plateau South Senatorial District slot.
He lost to Rtd AVM Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday.
05:50 pm: Ned Nwoko Wins Delta North Senatorial Seat
Ned Nwoko has been declared the winner of the 2023 Delta North senatorial election.
The Returning Officer for the exercise, Dr. Mrs Josephine Anene-Okeakwa declared him the winner on Monday. Mr Nwoko of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 92,514 votes, to defeat Ken Kanma of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 86,121 votes.
05:34 pm: Presidential Election Results From Taraba State
Yorro LG
Total number of registered voters: 66, 889
Accredited votes:23, 225
Total valid vote: 21,371
The total vote cast: 23, 138
APC: 3, 401
LP:5,027
NNPP:327
PDP: 9,775
Gashaka LG
Total number of registered voters: 71533
Accredited voters:13420
Total valid vote:12700
Rejected votes:711
The total votes cast:13411
APC:4,239
LP 2,453
NNPP:318
PDP: 5,272
Donga LG
Total number of registered voters: 120,686
Accredited voters: 31, 616
Total valid vote: 30, 824
Rejected votes: 683
Total votes cast; 31, 507
APC:10,953
PDP:5, 582
LP:11,793
NNPP:286
Zing LG
Registered voters:86,682
Accredited votes:27,368
Total valid vote: 25,702
Rejected vote cast:1,666
The total votes cast: 27, 368
APC: 3,525
LP: 4,694
NNPP:160
PDP: 14,936
Bali LG
Registered voters:142258
Accredited votes:31790
Total valid vote: 30234
Rejected vote cast:1142
The total votes cast:31386
APC: 6,872
LP: 5,667
NNPP:1,553
PDP: 15,081
Ardo-Kola LG
Registered voters:100,907
Accredited votes:28, 868
Total valid vote: 27,406
Rejected votes cast 1,299
Total vote cast:28,705
APC: 6,227
LP: 6,045
NNPP:421
PDP:13,172
Jalingo LG
Registered voters:21, 9622
Accredited votes:69, 579
Total valid vote: 66,932
Rejected vote cast:2,543
Total vote cast: 69,475
APC: 20,169
LP: 19,902
NNPP 2,842
PDP: 22,301
Lau LG
Registered voters:78,364
Accredited votes:26,550
Total valid vote: 25,537
Rejected vote cast 960
The total vote cast:26,497
APC: 4,928
LP: 6,120
NNPP 267
PDP:13,080
Gassol LG
Registered voters:17,7100
Accredited votes:50,236
Total valid vote: 48,889
Rejected vote cast 50,229
Total vote cast:1,340
APC: 13,892
LP: 5,288
NNPP 2,966
Karim-Lamido LG
Registered voters:153175
Accredited votes:38,743
Total valid vote: 37,941
Rejected vote cast 802
Total votes cast:38,743
APC: 9,158
LP:5,705
NNPP 316
PDP: 21,669
05:07 pm: APC’s Bassey Ends Essien Ayi’s 24-Year Reps Reign
The Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey has won the Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency election.
He scored a total of 23,885 votes to defeat the Labour Party candidate who had 16,448 votes and the PDP candidate, Hon. Essien Ayi, who got 14, 448 votes.
The Deputy Speaker has ended the 24 years reign of Hon. Essien Ayi in the House of Reps.
04:25 pm: Reps Minority Leader Elumelu Loses Seat To LP’s Ngozi Okolie
Ndudi Elumelu lost his bid for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency to the Labour Party (LP)’s Mr Ngozi Okolie.
Mr Okolie won Saturday’s National Assembly election in the Federal Constituency and was declared the winner by the Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency, Prof Kenneth Abaraibe, at the INEC collation Centre in the Oshimili South Local Government Secretariat, Asaba.
04:15 pm: Thugs disrupt collation in Jos North
Security operatives’ intervention prevented some thugs from gaining access to Jos North Local Government Secretariat where collation exercise for the presidential, the Senate and the House of Representatives results are ongoing.
The returning officers and all-party agents are still waiting for votes from Naraguta B which is yet to arrive when the thugs descended on the venue.
The timely intervention of reinforced personnel of Operation Safe Haven complimented by the police personnel was able to calm down the situation even as they waited for results from the polling ward.
04:06 pm Presidential election results from Rivers State so far:
AHOADA WEST LGA
APC 3,443
LP 4,634
PDP 2,582
NNPP 11
TAI LGA
APC 9,442
LP 485
PDP 1,506
NNPP 18
OPOBO-NKORO LGA
APC 5,701
LP 2,093
PDP 1,542
NNPP 06
ELEME LGA
APC 8,368
LP 7,529
PDP 2,391
NNPP 82
EMOUHA LGA
APC 9,145
LP 4,923
PDP 5,242
NNPP 18
GOKANA LGA
APC 10,122
LP 2,115
PDP 8,484
NNPP 31
OMUMA LGA
APC 6,328
LP 2,154
PDP 1,293
NNPP 13
BONNY LGA
APC 2,708
LP 10,488
PDP 2,406
NNPP 87
ABUA-ODUAL LGA
APC 5,653
LP 1,663
PDP 4,685
NNPP 09
OYIGBO LGA
APC 16,630
LP 10,784
PDP 1,046
NNPP 107
ASARI-TORU LGA
APC 14,483
LP 2,094
PDP 4,476
NNPP 09
ANDONI LGA
APC 3,306
LP 2,324
PDP 4,614
NNPP 18
OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI LGA
APC 6,057
LP 21,883
PDP 4,099
NNPP 109
AKUKU-TORU LGA
APC 3,182
LP 1,700
PDP 3,131
NNPP 14
IKWERRE LGA
APC 9,609
LP 8,752
PDP 4,869
NNPP 58
OKRIKA LGA
APC 2,729
LP 4,018
PDP 8,476
NNPP 34
OGU-BOLO LGA
APC 2,428
LP 1,209
PDP 3,187
NNPP 07
KHANA LGA
APC 7,649
LP 1,704
PDP 5,483
NNPP 47
ETCHE LGA
APC 8,368
LP 11,232
PDP 5,919
NNPP 78
02: 33 pm: Guma/Makurdi Federal Constituency Result
INEC declare Mister Dickson Tarkirgh of the APC winner of the Makurdi/Guma federal constituency election.
APC—-49,511
APGA —-752
LP ——23,414
NNPP-1,573
PDP —-43,803
02:10 pm: Governor Samuel Ortom Loses Benue North West Senatorial Bid
APC—–143,151
LP——–51,950
NNPP–1,443
PDP —–106,882
INEC declares Mister Titus Zam of the APC winner of the election, beating incumbent governor Samuel Ortom of the PDP in his attempt to move to the Senate.
Mister Titus Zam was an appointee of Governor Samuel Ortom in his first tenure in Benue from 2015 to 2018, where he served as the Special Adviser to the Governor on Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs before he resigned from the Ortom administration on loyalty grounds.
12: 34 pm: Tinubu Beats Atiku, Obi in Oyo State
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), Bola Tinubu, has defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party in Saturday’s presidential election in Oyo State.
According to results announced by the collation officer, Prof. Olusola Babatunde on Monday, Tinubu polled 449,884 to win the state, Atiku polled 182,977, Obi polled 99,110, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party polled 4,095 to come fourth.
2:30 pm: PDP Wins Kaduna North Senatorial Seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Khalid Ibrahim-Mustapha as the winner of the Kaduna North Senatorial District election.
Announcing the result on Monday, the INEC Returning Officer for the election, Saleh Ado of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, says the PDP candidate polled a total of 250,026 votes to defeat his closest rival, the incumbent senator, Suleiman Abdu- Kwari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 190,008 votes.
He said that Usman Bawa of NNPP scored 28,511 to come third, while Sidi Ibrahim Bamalli of the Labour Party polled 28,418 votes to clinch the fourth position.
More presidential results from Kaduna State
SOBA LGA
Registered voters: 158,086
Accredited voters: 48,530
Valid votes: 46982
Invalid votes: 1,027
Total Vote cast: 48,009
APC: 18,965
LP: 354
NNPP: 3,722
PDP: 23,364
KUBAU LGA
Registered voters: 158,757
Accredited voters: 52,137
Valid votes: 50,650
Invalid votes: 1,111
Total Vote cast: 51,761
APC: 20,139
LP: 1,701
NNPP: 4,819
PDP: 23,686
01: 55 pm: Updated Presidential election results from Plateau State
Mikang Local Government.
APC -5,044.
LP -7,201
NNPP-65
PDP-7,212
Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.
APC -12,514
LP -32,489
NNPP-233
PDP -9,073.
Riyom Local Government Area.
APC -6,936
LP -15,171
NNPP-87
PDP -8,181
Langtang South
APC – 7,478
LP – 6,045
NNPP – 24
PDP – 12,467
Langtang North
APC – 8,706
LP – 21,590
NNPP – 73
PDP – 17,751
BOKKOS
APC – 10,858
PDP- 8,569
LP -32,581
NNPP – 376
Jos East
APC – 6,348
LP- 6,396
NNPP – 156
PDP – 5,844
Mangu LGA
APC – 22,691
LP – 39,387
PDP -27,013
NNPP – 364
JOS SOUTH LGA
APC – 15,985
LP – 112,874
PDP – 13, 803
NNPP – 1, 008
Bassa LGA
APC – 16,000
LP -28, 226
PDP – 11,306
NNPP – 294
KANKE LGA
APC – 13, 438
LP- 13, 194
NNPP -55
PDP -10,538
WASE Local Government Area
APC -28675
LP -6080
NNPP -109
PDP -23049
01:48 pm: PDP Win’s Osun State
Atiku defeated APC’s Bola Tinubu.
01: 27 pm: Peter Obi Takes Enugu State
Presidential candidate of Labour Party Peter Obi (R) stands next to his running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (L) during the party campaign rally in Lagos, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
REGISTERED VOTERS: 2,112, 793.
ACCREDITED VOTERS 482,990.
PARTY SCORES:
APC 4,772
PDP 15,749
LP 428,640.
NNPP 1,808
VALID VOTES: 456,424
REJECTED VOTES: 12,467
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 468,891.
01:23 pm: Blessing Onuh, former Senate President David Mark’s daughter re-elected for Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency seat in Benue.
The APC candidate polled 29,031 votes to beat PDP’s Alex Ogbe Ochacho who scored 21,742 in Saturday’s elections.
01:15 pm: The APC Wins All Three Senatorial Seats In Ondo, Clears 8 Reps Positions
SENATE
Ondo South Senatorial District:
APC – 110,665
PDP – 65,784
Ondo Central Senatorial District:
APC – 103,871
PDP – 74,702
Ondo North Senatorial District:
APC – 115,933
PDP – 48, 842
HOUSE OF REPS.
Owo/Ose Federal constituency:
APC – 34,550
PDP – 20,865
Akoko South East /South West Federal constituency:
APC – 25,872
PDP – 18,403
Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency:
APC – 45,030
PDP – 34,059
Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency:
PDP – 24,263
APC – 20,064
Ilaje/ Ese-Odo Federal Constituency:
APC – 26,306
PDP – 22,390
Irele/Okitipupa Federal Constituency:
APC – 44, 638
PDP: 21,066
Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency:
APC – 51,532
PDP – 9,014
Odigbo/Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Federal Constituency:
APC – 36, 147
PDP – 19,167
APGA – 6,592
Ondo East/Ondo West Federal constituency:
APC – 38,491
PDP – 15,302
12: 59 pm: APC Claims Ondo State in Presidential Poll, LP Emerges Third
APC: 369,924
PDP: 115,463
LP: 47,350
ADP: 5,612
Total Accredited Voters – 571,402
Total Votes Cast – 570,017
Rejected Votes – 19,009
Results according to LGs:
ESE ODO
APC- 11,160
LP -1,706
NNPP -28
PDP- 8,200
ILAJE
APC- 9,173
LP -1,143
NNPP- 17
PDP- 6,780
AKURE SOUTH
APC- 45,694
LP -13,950
PDP- 9,047
ODIGBO
APC- 27,521
LP -3,507
NNPP- 243
PDP- 7,786
OKITIPUPA
APC- 26,114
LP -1,826
PDP- 12,025
AKURE NORTH
APC- 14,261
LP -2,945
PDP- 4,633
ONDO EAST
APC- 8,390
LP -2,004,
NNPP -55
PDP-3,912
IFEDORE
APC- 15,055
LP -957
NNPP- 14
PDP- 5,360
AKOKO SOUTH EAST
APC- 10,765
LP -470
NNPP- 7
PDP- 3,016
AKOKO SOUTH-WEST
APC- 28,367
LP -920
NNPP- 28
PDP- 5,376
OSE
APC- 14,376
LP -2,031
NNPP- 23
PDP -476
ILE- OLUJI/OKE-IGBO LGA:
APC – 14,750
LP- 1,576
NNPP – 27
PDP- 6,129
AKOKO NORTH-EAST
APC – 25, 757
LP – 1,242
NNPP – 016
PDP – 2,400
OWO
APC- 29,480
LP- 3,200
NNPP- 52
PDP- 5,173
IDANRE
APC- 13,061
LP- 2,262
NNPP- 24
PDP – 10,552
AKOKO NORTH-WEST
APC – 24,613
LP – 736
NNPP- 08
PDP – 5,200
ONDO WEST
APC – 24,053
LP – 6,171
NNPP – 161
PDP – 8,534
IRELE
APC – 17,334
LP – 704
NNPP- 06
PDP – 6,523
12:51 pm: APC Wins Presidential Election in Oyo State
REG. VOTERS: 3,237,310
ACCREDITED VOTERS: 854,439
APC:44,9884
PDP:182,977
LP: 99,110
NNPP: 4,095
VALID VOTES: 809,485
REJECTED VOTES: 42,471
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 851,956
12:33 pm: Peter Obi clears three out of the five FCT (Abuja) area councils announced so far.
Bwari
APC 13,156
PDP 10,385
LP 67,198
REGISTERED VOTERS 279,793
ACCREDITED VOTERS 960, 444
Kuje
APC 10,648
PDP 10,028
LP 14,257
REGISTERED VOTERS 45,123
ACCREDITED VOTERS 37,269
Kwali
APC 11,242
PDP 9,054
LP 7,302
REGISTERED VOTERS 91,196
ACCREDITED VOTERS 29,273
Gwagwalada
APC 15, 890
PDP 10, 981
LP 19, 694
REGISTERED VOTERS 18, 6794
ACCREDITED VOTERS 53, 310
Abaji
APC 10,370
PDP 6,888
LP 2,874
REGISTERED VOTERS 6,7401
ACCREDITED VOTERS 21,305
12:20: The presidential election results for Kwara State are being reeled out at the National Collation Centre in Abuja. APC’s Bola Tinubu won the state.
12:18 am: PDP’s Dino Melaye Raises Concern Over Ekiti Presidential Election Results
12:00: The INEC National Election Collation Centre is back for the announcement of results.
11:53 am: Enugu Gov Ugwuanyi Loses Senate Bid To LP’s Ezea
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lost his bid to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
Ugwuanyi was defeated by Okechukwu Ezea of the Labour Party in the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. While Ezea scored 104,948 votes to emerge the winner, Ugwuanyi came second with 46,948 votes.
11:35 am: LP’s Peter Obi Defeat Bola Tinubu In Lagos State
Obi polled 582,454 votes to trounce the former Lagos State governor who scored 572,606 votes.
Lagos is the base of who was governor of the state from 1999 to 2007. Obi also defeated Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
10:21 am:
09:48 am: Atiku Wins Senate President’s State, Yobe
The former Vice President wins with over 45,000 votes ahead of his closest rivals, Peter Obi (LP), Bola Tinubu (APC) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP).
Tinubu polled 151,459, Obi 2,406 and Kwankwaso scored 18,270.
09:47 am: Two Burnt To Death In Attack On Kano NNPP Office
Two persons have died in an attack on the campaign office of a House of Representatives candidate of the NNPP in Kano State.
Police say a group of suspected thugs set the office ablaze with two unidentified persons in a stationary vehicle inside the building burnt to death.
09:45 am:
09:00 am: Atiku Beats Tinubu, Kwankwaso, Obi In Gombe
The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has won the election in Gombe State. He polled 319,123 in the 11 local government areas (LGAs) of the state as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
08:48 am: Cross River Gov Ayade Loses Senatorial Election
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, whose tenure is coming to an end, suffers defeat in his bid to return to the Senate.
He represented Cross River North from 2011 to 2015.
08:37 am:
08:15 am: Senatorial Election Results In Cross River State
Obudu
APC – 12,788
PDP – 11,973
Obanliku
APC – 7,096
PDP – 10,933
Ogoja
APC – 10,388
PDP – 19,287
Bekwara
APC – 6,786
PDP – 13,357
Yala
APC – 19,537
PDP – 20,595
TOTAL
APC – 56,595
PDP – 76,145
08:00 am: Obi Leads Tinubu With Over 1,000 Votes In 17 Lagos LGAs
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi is leading his APC counterpart, Bola Tinubu, with over 1,000 votes in 17 LGAs in Lagos State.
As of 07:30 am on Monday, Obi has polled 448,878 while Tinubu scored 447,187.
07:50 am: Akpabio Wins Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial Election
INEC in the early hours of Monday declared APC’s Senator Godswill Akpabio as the winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election.
The returning officer for the senatorial district, Professor Anthony Udoh, said the former Minister Niger Delta Affairs satisfied all conditions to be declared the winner, having polled 115,401 valid votes.
07:45 am: APC National Chair Loses Zone’s Senatorial Seat To SDP
The APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has lost the Nasarawa West senatorial seat to the SDP candidate, Ahmed Wadada.
Adamu could not deliver the APC candidate, Shehu Tukur, to replace him at the red chambers.
07:27 am: Presidential Election Results In Zamfara State
MARADUN LGA
APC – 21, 274
LP – 11
NNPP – 179
PDP – 5, 829
BAKURA LGA
APC – 34,110
LP – 17
NNPP – 192
PDP – 10,824
Collation adjourned to 11 am for other LGAs.
04:41 am: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s State, Katsina
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina.
Abubakar secured a total of 489,045 to edge out the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes and other candidates.
03:45 am: Results for 18 of 20 Lagos LGAs have been presented so far; Ojo and Alimosho are the only two left.
Collation will resume later in the morning.
03:25 am: Results presented for Mushin LGA, Lagos have yet to get cleared by the state collation officer. They are being contested by the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) and were not signed by most party agents.
They will be presented all over again.
03:15 am: Lagos State Presidential Election Results
Surulere LGA
APC – 39,002
LP – 36,923
NNPP – 442
PDP – 2,651
Apapa LGA
APC – 15,471
LP – 7,566
NNPP – 338
PDP – 2,957
Ifako Ijaiye LGA
APC – 30,756
LP – 25,437
NNPP – 232
PDP – 3,258
Ajeromi Ifeledun LGA
APC – 25,938
LP – 35,663
NNPP – 435
PDP – 4,680
Oshodi Isolo LGA
APC – 27,181
LP – 51,020
NNPP – 413
PDP – 3,139
02:16 am: Obi wins one of three LGAs announced in Taraba; Atiku wins two.
Yorro LGA
APC – 3,401
LP – 5,027
NNPP – 327
PDP – 9,775
Gashaka LGA
APC – 4,239
LP – 2,453
NNPP – 318
PDP – 5,272
Donga LGA
APC – 10,953
LP – 11,793
NNPP – 286
PDP – 5,582
02:02 am: Results from the remaining 5 LGAs of Katsina State collated.
Katsina LGA
APC – 15,953
LP – 1,937
NNPP – 9,539
PDP – 45,390
Safana LGA
APC – 7,683
NNPP – 943
LP – 11
PDP – 7,989
Sabua LGA
APC – 10,207
PDP – 7,287
NNPP – 409
LP – 02
Malumfashi LGA
APC – 21,008
LP – 352
NNPP – 3,254
PDP – 19,892
Funtua LGA
APC – 19,453
LP – 198
NNPP – 3,591
PDP – 18,711
Danmusa LGA
APC – 11,259
LP – 01
NNPP – 699
PDP – 7,294
01:05 am: Presidential Election Results In Ogun State
ADC – 10,529
APC – 341,554
LP – 85,829
NNPP – 2,200
PDP – 123,831
Number Of Registered Voters: 2,687,606
Total Accredited Voters: 612,341
Total Valid Vote: 580,124
Rejected Vote: 31,324
Total Vote Cast: 611,448
12:45 am: Presidential Election Results in Lagos
Amuwo Odofin LGA
APC – 13,318
LP – 55,547
NNPP – 330
PDP – 2,383
12:25 am: Presidential Election Results in Lagos
Kosofe LGA
APC – 36,883
LP – 46,554
NNPP – 902
PDP – 4,058
12:23 am: Collation of presidential election results continues in Lagos with two more LGAs:
Eti Osa LGA
APC – 15,317
LP – 42,388
NNPP – 381
PDP- 3,369
The collation officer could not specify the number of polling units where the process was disrupted. She’s been asked to give specifics and return to present the figures again.
12:02 am: Monday, February 27, 2023. The collation of the presidential election results in Kaduna is scheduled to continue at 9 am tomorrow.
