February 25: New Twist as Presidency Speaks on Presidential Election Results, Reveals Fresh Position
- The election victory of the ruling APC's flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, has continued to spark reactions in the polity
- This is as the presidency revealed, in detail, that many received Tinubu's election victory as a shock
- Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu also noted that President Muhammadu Buhari had laid the foundation for a credible poll
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The presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Thursday morning, March 16, said that the results of the February 25 presidential election shocked many who had declared a winner before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did.
Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, made the observation in an Arise Television News interview.
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Garba speaks on Tinubu's election victory
He said that despite the irregularities observed in the February 25 election, it remained the most improved in Nigeria’s history, The PUNCH reported on Thursday, March 16.
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In a statement he signed on Monday, March 13, Shehu argued that the Buhari regime had laid the groundwork for credible elections in the country. However, he said it is left for INEC to manage the collation of results.
Again, Peter Obi speaks on his plans to challenge Tinubu’s victory, expresses confidence in judiciary
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is confident in the judiciary to deliver the proper judgement on the case before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal where he is challenging the result of the just-concluded February 25 presidential election.
Obi expressed his confidence in the judiciary during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday morning, March 16.
The LP candidate said he had no reason to doubt the court, stating that Nigeria has one of the finest judiciaries in the world. However, politicians are trying to corrupt the judiciary.
2023 presidential election results: State-by-state breakdown shows where Tinubu, Atiku, and Peter Obi won and lost
It's no longer news that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, won the 25 February 2023 Presidential elections, though other contenders have gone to court to challenge the victory.
According to the final results made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu scored 8,794,726 votes to win the poll.
Hot on his heels was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who polled 6,984,520 votes.
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