UPDATE: Tinubu, Shettima To Get Certificates Of Return 3pm Today

Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the vice president-elect will get their Certificates of Return to day, Wednesday by 3pm.

He made the disclosure the moment he declared Tinubu the president-elect in the 2023 presidential election.

Making the returns for the elections, Prof. Yakubu said; “I Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2023 Presidential Election held on 25th February, 2023.

“That Tinubu, Bola Ahmed of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.

“We have taken the decision to present the certificate of return to him and the vice president – elect by 3pm today”.

Yakubu added that the commission would on Thursday issue a statement as to when National Assembly members-elect would get their Certificates of Return.

Below is are the figures:

Registered: 93,469,008
Accredited: 25,286,616

A: 61,014
AA: 14,542
AAC: 14,608
ADC:81,919
ADP:43,924
APC:8,794,726
APGA:61,966
APM:25,961

APP;12,839
BP:16,156
LP:6,101,533
NNPP: 1,496,687
NRM:24,869
PDP:6,984,520
PRP:72,144
SDP:80,267
YPP:60,600
ZLP:77,665

VALID VOTES: 24,025,940
REJECTED: 939,278
TOTAL: 24,965,218

A state by state distribution of the results among the four top contenders is as follows;

EKITI STATE – APC
APC – 201,494
LP – 11,397
NNPP – 264
PDP – 89,554
KWARA STATE – APC
APC – 263,572
LP – 31,186
NNPP – 3,141
PDP – 136,909
OSUN STATE – PDP
APC – 343,945
LP – 23,283
NNPP – 713
PDP – 354,366
ONDO STATE – APC
APC – 369,924
LP – 47,350
NNPP – 930
PDP – 115,463
OGUN STATE – APC
APC – 341,554
LP – 85,829
NNPP – 2,200
PDP – 123,831
OYO STATE – APC
APC 449,884
LP 99, 110
NNPP 4, 095
PDP 182, 977
YOBE STATE – PDP
APC – 151,459
LP – 2,406
NNPP – 18,270
PDP – 198,567
ENUGU STATE – LP
APC – 4,772
LP – 428,640
NNPP – 1 808
PDP – 15,749
LAGOS STATE – LP
APC – 572,606
LP – 582,454
NNPP – 8,442
PDP – 75,750
GOMBE STATE – PDP
APC – 146,977
LP – 26,160
NNPP – 10,520
PDP – 319,123
JIGAWA STATE – APC
APC – 421,390
LP – 1,889
NNPP – 98,234
PDP – 386,587
ADAMAWA STATE – PDP
APC – 182,881
LP – 105,648
NNPP – 8,006
PDP – 417,611
KATSINA STATE – PDP
APC – 482,283
LP – 6,376
NNPP – 69,386
PDP – 489,045
NASARAWA STATE – LP
APC – 172, 922
LP – 191,361
NNPP – 12,715
PDP – 147,093
NIGER STATE – APC
APC – 375,183
LP – 80,452
NNPP – 21,836
PDP – 284,898
BENUE STATE – APC
APC – 310,468
LP – 308,372
NNPP – 4,740
PDP – 130,081
FCT STATE – LP
APC – 90,902
LP – 281,717
NNPP – 4,517
PDP – 74,194
AKWA IBOM STATE – PDP
APC – 160,620
LP – 132,683
NNPP – 7,796
PDP – 214,012
EDO STATE – LP
APC – 144,471
LP – 331,163
NNPP – 2,743
PDP – 89,585
ABIA STATE – LP
APC – 8,914
LP – 327,095
NNPP – 1,239
PDP – 22,676
KOGI STATE – APC
APC – 240,751
LP – 56,217
NNPP – 4,238
PDP – 145,104
BAUCHI STATE – PDP
APC – 316,694
LP – 27,373
NNPP – 72,103
PDP – 426,607
PLATEAU STATE – LP
APC – 307,195
LP – 466,272
NNPP – 8,869
PDP – 243,808
BAYELSA STATE – PDP
APC – 42,572
LP – 49,975
NNPP – 540
PDP – 68,818
KADUNA STATE – PDP
APC – 399,293
LP – 294,494
NNPP – 92,969
PDP – 554,360
KEBBI – PDP
APC 248,088
LP 10,682
NNPP 5,038
PDP 285,175
KANO STATE – NNPP
APC – 517,341
LP – 28,513
NNPP – 997,279
PDP – 131,716
ZAMFARA STATE – APC
APC – 298,396
LP – 1,660
NNPP – 4,044
PDP – 193,978
SOKOTO STATE – PDP
APC – 285,444
LP – 6,568
NNPP – 1,300
PDP – 288,679
CROSS RIVER STATE – LP
APC – 130,520
LP – 179,917
NNPP – 1,644
PDP – 95,425
DELTA STATE – LP
APC – 90,183
LP – 341,866
NNPP – 3,122
PDP – 161,600
EBONYI STATE – LP
APC – 42,402
LP – 259,738
NNPP – 1,661
PDP – 13,503
ANAMBRA STATE – LP
APC – 5,111
LP – 584,621
NNPP – 1,967
PDP – 9,036
TARABA STATE – PDP
APC – 135,165
LP – 146,315
NNPP – 12,818
PDP – 189,017

BORNO STATE – APC
APC – 252,282
LP – 7,205
NNPP – 4,626
PDP – 190,921

RIVERS STATE – APC
APC – 231,591
LP – 175,071
NNPP – 1,322
PDP – 88,468
IMO STATE – LP
APC – 66,406
LP – 360,495
NNPP – 1,552
PDP – 30,234
Number of states won by parties

APC – 12
LP – 12 (11 states and the FCT)
NNPP – 1
PDP – 12