2023 Presidential Elections Results: Full List of States PDP's Atiku Abubakar Won

2023 Presidential Elections Results: Full List of States PDP's Atiku Abubakar Won

FCT, Abuja - The 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been concluded, with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, declared the winner.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, came second in the poll.

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PDP presidential candidate being accredited to cast his vote on Saturday, February 25, in Adamawa. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar
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The former vice president won the majority votes in 12 states, including Adamawa, his home state.

2023 Presidential Election: How Many States Did Atiku Abubakar Win

Atiku won the states below following the collation at the national level:

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  1. Osun state
  2. Gombe state
  3. Yobe state
  4. Adamawa state
  5. Katsina state
  6. Sokoto state
  7. Kebbi state
  8. Bauchi state
  9. Kaduna state
  10. Akwa Ibom state
  11. Taraba state
  12. Bayelsa state

2023 presidency: Atiku begins move to stop Tinubu's victory

Meanwhile, Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded presidential election, has decided to challenge the results of the poll.

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In a statement on Wednesday, March 1, a spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Committee, Dino Melaye, said the party will not relent in its decision to retrieve its mandate that was allegedly stolen.

Describing the victory of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a grave injustice which will not stand, Melaye called on Nigerians and supporters of the PDP not to be perturbed over recent developments associated with the last general polls.

2023 presidency: Peter Obi finally reveals what he will do after losing to Tinubu

In another report, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he will seek redress in court.

Obi spoke after the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the president-elect.

Reacting to the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obi said he would contest Tinubu’s victory through legal and peaceful means.

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Tinubu to meet Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, after his victory

In a new development, President-elect Bola Tinubu has constituted a reconciliation committee to meet with Atiku.

Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo state, disclosed this on Wednesday, March 1, adding that elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominate the reconciliation committee.

Other presidential candidates the committee will meet are Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Source: Legit.ng

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