UPDATE: Tinubu, Shettima to get Certificates of Return 3pm today

Chairman, 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;

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

APC – 135,165
LP – 146,315
NNPP – 12,818
PDP – 189,017

35. BORNO STATE – APC

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

36. RIVERS STATE – APC
    APC – 231,591
    LP – 175,071
    NNPP – 1,322
    PDP – 88,468
37. 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