INEC chairman Prof. Yakub has declared president Muhammadu Buhari winner of the 2019 presidential election having certified the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes in the election.
At the end of collation on Tuesday night, President Buhari crossed the 15 million mark in votes scored in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
He polled 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 of the states.
His main challenger Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 11, 255,978 votes and won 17 states and Abuja.
Buhari also satisfied the constitutional requirement of making 25 per cent in 34 states and the FCT.
According to the constitution, a presidential candidate must have nothing less than 25 per cent of votes cast in at least two-thirds or 24 states of the federation. The candidate should also have majority votes in the election.
With the figure released by INEC at the national collation centre in Abuja on Wednesday morning, the incumbent President has more than 25 per cent of the election in over 24 states.
He also defeated his closest rival with 3,928,869 votes.
Atiku also had 25 per cent of the total votes cast in over 24 states but lost the poll when the simple majority rule condition is applied.
While President Buhari won in 19 states, Atiku won in 17 states and the FCT.
The states Buhari won are Bauchi, Borno, Ekiti, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara.
Atiku won in Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba and the FCT.
FINAL RESULTS FROM THE STATES
Osun State - Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 347,634
PDP: 337,377
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,674,729
Total No: of Accredited: 732,984
Total Votes Cast: 731,882
Total Valid Votes: 714,682
Rejected Votes: 17200
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Ekiti State - Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 219,231
PDP: 154,032
Total No: Reg Voters: 899,919
Total No: of Accredited: 395,741
Total Votes Cast: 393,709
Total Valid Votes: 381,132
Rejected Votes: 12,577
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FCT Abuja - Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 152,224
PDP: 259,997
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,335,015
Total No: of Accredited: 467,784
Total Votes Cast: 451,408
Total Valid Votes: 423,951
Rejected Votes: 27,457
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APC: 308,984
PDP: 138,184
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,401 895
Total No: of Accredited: 489,482
Total Votes Cast: 486,254
Total Valid Votes: 459,676
Rejected Votes: 26,578
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APC: 289,903
PDP: 283,847
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,509,481
Total No: of Accredited: 613,720
Total Votes Cast: 599,399
Total Valid Votes: 580,778
Rejected Votes: 18,621
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ADC: 4,369
APC: 285,894
PDP: 218,207
SDP: 2,226
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,640,449
Total No: of Accredited: 570,773
Total Votes Cast: 553,496
Total Valid Votes: 521,016
Rejected Votes: 32,480
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APC: 402,961
PDP: 138,484
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,385,191
Total No: of Accredited: 604,240
Total Votes Cast: 580,649
Total Valid Votes: 554,203
Rejected Votes: 26,446
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Ondo state: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
AAC: 4,414
ADC: 6,296
APC: 241,769
PDP: 275,901
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,812,567
Total No: of Accredited: 598,586
Total Votes Cast: 586,827
Total Valid Votes: 555,994
Rejected Votes: 30,833
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Abia State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 85,058
PDP: 219,698
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,793,861
Total No: of Accredited: 361,561
Total Votes Cast: 344,471
Total Valid Votes: 323,291
Rejected Votes: 21,180
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APC: 497,914
PDP: 50,763
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,365,913
Total No: of Accredited: 601,059
Total Votes Cast: 586,137
Total Valid Votes: 559,365
Rejected Votes: 26,772
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Enugu State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 54,423
PDP: 355,553
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,935,168
Total No: of Accredited: 452,765
Total Votes Cast: 451,063
Total Valid Votes: 421,014
Rejected Votes: 30,049
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Ebonyi state: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 90,726
PDP: 258,573
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,392,931
Total No: of Accredited: 391,747
Total Votes Cast: 379,394
Total Valid Votes: 359,131
Rejected Votes: 20,263
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Niger State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
ADP: 2,582
APC: 612,371
PDP: 218,052
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,375,568
Total No: of Accredited: 911,964
Total Votes Cast: 896,976
Total Valid Votes: 851,937
Rejected Votes:45,039
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Jigawa State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 794,738
PDP: 289,895
SDP: 5,011
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,104,889
Total No: of Accredited: 1,171,801
Total Votes Cast: 1,149,922
Total Valid Votes: 1,106,244
Rejected Votes: 43,678
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Kaduna State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 993,445
PDP: 649,612
Total No: Reg Voters: 3,861,033
Total No: of Accredited: 1,757,868
Total Votes Cast: 1,709,005
Total Valid Votes: 1,663,603
Rejected Votes: 45,402
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Anambra State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 33,298
PDP: 524,738
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,389,332
Total No: of Accredited: 675,273
Total Votes Cast: 625,035
Total Valid Votes:605,734
Rejected Votes:19,301
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Oyo State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
ADC: 40,830
ADP: 25,384
APC: 365,229
PDP: 366,690
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,796,542
Total No: of Accredited: 905,007
Total Votes Cast: 891,080
Total Valid Votes: 836,531
Rejected Votes: 54,549
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APC: 378,078
PDP: 410,266
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,959,322
Total No: of Accredited:874,920
Total Votes Cast:860,756
Total Valid Votes:811,534
Rejected Votes:49,222
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Ogun state: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
ADC: 25,283
ADP: 7,705
APC: 281,762
PDP: 194,655
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,336,887
Total No: of Accredited: 613,397
Total Votes Cast: 605,938
Total Valid Votes: 564,256
Rejected Votes: 41,682
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Lagos State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
AAC: 8,910
APC: 580,825
PDP: 448,015
Total No: Reg Voters: 6,313,507
Total No: of Accredited: 1,196,490
Total Votes Cast: 1,156,590
Total Valid Votes: 1,089,567
Rejected Votes: 67,023
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Bauchi State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 798,428
PDP: 209,313
Total No: Reg Voters:2,453,512
Total No: of Accredited:1,075,330
Total Votes Cast:1,061,955
Total Valid Votes:1,024,307
Rejected Votes:37,648
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Edo State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 267,842
PDP: 275,691
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,150,127
Total No: of Accredited: 604,915
Total Votes Cast: 599,228
Total Valid Votes: 560,711
Rejected Votes: 38,517
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Benue State - Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 347,668
PDP: 356,817
SDP: 4,927
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,391,276
Total No: of Accredited: 786,069
Total Votes Cast: 763,872
Total Valid Votes: 728,912
Rejected Votes: 34,960
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Imo state: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 140,463
PDP: 334,923
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,037,569
Total No: of Accredited: 585,741
Total Votes Cast: 542,777
Total Valid Votes: 511,586
Rejected Votes: 31,191
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APC: 468,555
PDP: 548,665
Total No: Reg Voters:2,423,381
Total No: of Accredited:1,074,042
Total Votes Cast:1,062,862
Total Valid Votes:1,034,853
Rejected Votes:28,009
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Kano State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC:1,464,768
PDP: 391,593
Total No: Reg Voters:5,391,581
Total No: of Accredited:2,006,410
Total Votes Cast:1,964,751
Total Valid Votes:1,891,134
Rejected Votes:73,617
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Katsina State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 1,232,133
PDP: 308,056
Total No: Reg Voters:3,210,422
Total No: of Accredited:1,628,865
Total Votes Cast:1,619,185
Total Valid Votes:1,555,473
Rejected Votes:63,712
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Taraba State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 324,906
PDP: 374,743
Total No: Reg Voters:1,777,105
Total No: of Accredited: 756,111
Total Votes Cast: 741,564
Total Valid Votes: 712,877
Rejected Votes: 28,687
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Cross River State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 117,302
PDP: 295,737
SDP: 1,395
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,512,915
Total No: of Accredited: 461,033
Total Votes Cast: 446,046
Total Valid Votes: 421,901
Rejected Votes: 24,145
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Akwa Ibom State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 175,429
PDP: 395,832
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,119,727
Total No: of Accredited: 695,677
Total Votes Cast: 605,140
Total Valid Votes: 578,775
Rejected Votes: 26,365
Delta State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 221,292
PDP: 594,068
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,719,313
Total No: of Accredited: 891,647
Total Votes Cast: 882,254
Total Valid Votes: 829,762
Rejected Votes: 52,492
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APC: 836,496
PDP: 71,788
Total No: Reg Voters: 2,319,434
Total No: of Accredited: 987,290
Total Votes Cast: 955,205
Total Valid Votes: 919,786
Rejected Votes: 35,419
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Rivers State: Atiku Abubakar (WINNER)
APC: 150,710
PDP: 473,971
SDP: 1,244
Total No: Reg Voters:3,215,273
Total No: of Accredited:678,167
Total Votes Cast:666,585
Total Valid Votes:642,165
Rejected Votes: 24,420
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Zamfara State: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 438,682
PDP: 125,423
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,717,128
Total No: of Accredited: 616,168
Total Votes Cast: 597,224
Total Valid Votes: 578,439
Rejected Votes: 18,785
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Kebbi state: Muhammadu Buhari (WINNER)
APC: 581,552
PDP: 154,282
SDP: 2,376
Total No: Reg Voters: 1,802,697
Total No: of Accredited: 835,238
Total Votes Cast:803,755
Total Valid Votes:756,605
Rejected Votes:47,150
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