The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) - winner of the 2019 Presidential election with a poll of 15,191,847 votes.
Muhammadu Buhari
He defeated major contender - Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 11,262,978 votes.
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The margin between both candidates is 3,928,869 votes.
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) - Professor Mahmood Yakubu has adjourned the announcement of Presidential election results to enable the Commission to look into a number of queries that were raised during the National collation process.
Proceeding are expected to resume at 3am Nigerian Time.
Final Results
Analysis of Nigeria s 2019 Presidential election results (37 of 37) summary
Analysis of Nigeria s 2019 Presidential election results (37 of 37)
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Analysis of Nigeria s 2019 Presidential election results (36 of 37)
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is cruising towards re-election for a second term in office.
He is ahead of major contender - Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
With only 4 more States (out of a total of 37 including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja) to be announced, Buhari has scored 13,530,570 votes ahead of Abubakar's 10,147,698 - a margin of over 3.38m.
Analysis of Nigeria s 2019 Presidential election results (33 of 37)
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission - Professor Mahmood Yakubu is expected to conclude the ongoing national collation process after addressing questions raised by representatives of the political parties.
He is expected to formally announce Buhari as winner of the elections.