The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the 2019 presidential election.
Mr. Buhari polled a total of 15, 191, 847 million votes to his Atiku Abubakar’s 11, 262, 978. The difference is 3, 928, 869 million votes.
INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement at 3:45 am on Wednesday.
He, however, acknowledged that the fact that the total number of accredited voters did not match the number of persons who voted except in two states.
Prof. Yakubu said the Certificate of Return would be presented to the President-elect and Vice President elect at 2pm on Wednesday.
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, after the result of Rivers was added.
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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. He missed the cut in Enugu and Anambra states.
In 2015, Buhari scored 15, 424,921 votes to beat the PDP incumbent Goodluck Jonathan who scored 12,853,162 votes.
It means Abubakar performed worse than Jonathan.
How the candidates fared, state by state:
Osun State
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
AAC: 1,022
ADC: 1,525
ADP: 9,057
APC: 347,634
PDP: 337,377
SDP: 259
Winner:Muhammadu Buhari
Ekiti State
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
AAC: 400
ADC: 406
ADP: 126
APC: 219,231
PDP: 154,032
SDP: 48
Winner:Muhammadu Buhari
FCT Abuja
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
AAC: 583
ADC: 246
ADP: 145
APC: 152,224
PDP: 259,997
SDP: 410
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Kwara State
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
AAC: 401
ADC: 456
ADP: 203
APC: 308,984
PDP: 138,184
SDP: 212
*Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Nasarawa State:
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
AAC: 75
ADC: 339
ADP: 107
APC: 289,903
PDP: 283,847
SDP: 359
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Kogi state
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
AAC: 250
ADC: 4,369
ADP: 499
APC: 285,894
PDP: 218,207
SDP: 2,226
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Gombe state:
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
AAC: 165
ADC: 248
ADP: 135
APC: 402,961
PDP: 138,484
SDP: 248
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Ondo state:
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
AAC:4,414
ADC:6,296
ADP:1,005
APC:241,769
PDP:275,901
SDP:1,618
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Abia State:
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
AAC: 212
ADC: 336
ADP: 131
APC: 85,058
PDP: 219,698
SDP: 472
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Yobe state
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
AAC: 137
ADC: 162
ADP: 107
APC: 497,914
PDP: 50,763
SDP: 180
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Enugu State
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
AAC: 219
ADC: 348
ADP: 137
APC: 54,423
PDP: 355,553
SDP: 130
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Ebonyi state
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
AAC: 205
ADC: 213
ADP: 102
APC: 90,726
PDP: 258,573
SDP: 452
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Niger State
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
AAC: 324
ADC: 588
ADP: 2,582
APC: 612,371
PDP: 218,052
SDP: 239
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Jigawa State
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
AAC: 226
ADC: 261
ADP: 107
APC: 794,738
PDP: 289,895
SDP: 5,011
*Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Kaduna State
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
AAC: 243
ADC: 558
ADP: 227
APC: 993,445
PDP: 649,612
SDP: 1,737
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Anambra State
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
AAC: 124
ADC: 227
ADP: 427
APC: 33,298
PDP: 524,738
SDP: 932
*Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Oyo State:
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
AAC: 4,041
ADC: 40,830
ADP: 25,384
APC: 365,229
PDP: 366,690
SDP: 766
*Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Adamawa State
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
AAC: 282
ADC: 3,989
ADP: 329
APC: 378,078
PDP: 410,266
SDP: 978
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Ogun state
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
AAC: 3,196
ADC: 25,283
ADP: 7,705
APC: 281,762
PDP: 194,655
SDP: 1,374
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Lagos State
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
AAC: 8,910
ADC: 2,915
ADP: 1,262
APC: 580,825
PDP: 448,015
SDP: 770
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Bauchi State:
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
AAC: 183
ADC: 296
ADP: 123
APC: 798,428
PDP: 209,313
SDP: 516
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Edo State
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
AAC: 3,106
ADC: 850
ADP: 714
APC: 267,842
PDP: 275,691
SDP: 184
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Benue State
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
AAC: 309
ADC: 554
ADP: 312
APC: 347,668
PDP: 356,817
SDP: 4,927
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Imo state
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
AAC: 467
ADC: 541
ADP: 421
APC: 140,463
PDP: 334,923
SDP: 772
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Plateau State
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
AAC:268
ADC:590
ADP:1,395
APC:468,555
PDP:548,665
SDP:599
Winner : Atiku Abubakar
Kano State
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
AAC: 416
ADC: 591
ADP: 439
APC:1,464,768
PDP: 391,593
SDP: 635
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Katsina State
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
AAC: 186
ADC: 237
ADP: 140
APC: 1,232,133
PDP: 308,056
SDP: 150
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Taraba State
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
AAC: 116
ADC: 211
ADP: 136
APC: 324,906
PDP:374,743
SDP: 862
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Cross River State
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
AAC: 242
ADC: 326
ADP: 110
APC: 117,302
PDP: 295,737
SDP: 1,395
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Akwa Ibom State
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
AAC:222
ADC:230
ADP:88
APC:175,429
PDP:395,832
SDP:92
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Delta State:
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
AAC: 1,626
ADC: 1,075
ADP: 241
APC: 221,292
PDP: 594,068
SDP: 1,745
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Borno State
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
AAC: 269
ADC: 301
ADP: 75
APC: 836,496
PDP: 71,788
SDP: 322
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Rivers State
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
AAC: 372
ADC: 597
ADP: 295
APC: 150,710
PDP: 473,971
SDP: 1,244
Winner: Atiku Abubakar
Zamfara State:
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
AAC: 186
ADC: 186
ADP: 102
APC: 438,682
PDP: 125,423
SDP: 81
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
Kebbi state:
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
AAC: 276
ADC: 285
ADP: 205
APC: 581,552
PDP: 154,282
SDP: 2,376
Winner: Muhammadu Buhari
