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Nigeria 2023: Tinubu, Shettima declares President and Vice President elect
Nigeria 2023: Tinubu, Shettima declares President and Vice President elect
By: James Bwala and Adelani Opeyemi
After polling a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Atiku Abubakar, who polled 6,984,520 votes while Peter Obi of Labour Party secured 6,101,533, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigerian Peoples Party trailed with 1,496,687, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Wednesday declares Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima as President and Vice President elect under the umbrella of the All Progressive Congress, APC.
The declaration was made at exactly 4:10 am by the commission Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu.
The INEC Chairman said valid votes were 24,025940 and rejected votes were 939,278, while the total votes cast were 24,966218.
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Nigeria 2023: Tinubu, Shettima declares President and Vice President elect