How 18 presidential candidates shared 25.3 million votes

The 2023 presidential election is finally over after a tense few days of collating results since Nigerians voted on February 25.

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, crowned Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner in the early hours of March 1, 2023.

Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) finished second and third, even though they each won 12 states — the same as Tinubu.

Out of a total of 93.5 million Nigerians on the register of voters, only 25.3 million participated.

A total of 18 candidates contested for Nigeria’s biggest political prize, and this is how they finished the race.

1. Imumolen Christopher (A) – 61,014
2. Hamza Al-Mustapha (AA) – 14,542
3. Omoyele Sowore (AAC) – 14,608
4. Dumebi Kachikwu (ADC) – 81,919
5. Yabagi Sani Yusuf (ADP) – 43,924
6. Bola Tinubu (APC) – 8,794,726
7. Peter Umeadi (APGA) – 61,966
8. Princess Ojei Chichi (APM) – 25,961
9. Charles Nnadi (APP) – 12,839
10. Sunday Adenuga (BP) – 16,156
11. Peter Obi (LP) – 6,101,533
12. Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP) – 1,496,687
13. Felix Johnson (NRM) – 24,869
14. Atiku Abubakar (PDP) – 6,984,520
15. Kola Abiola (PRP) – 72,144
16. Adewole Adebayo (SDP) – 80,267
17. Abdul-Malik Ado-Ibrahim (YPP) – 60,600
18. Dan Nwanyanwu – ZLP – 77,665