Buhari vs Atiku: INEC declares winner of Nigeria presidential election

The Independent national Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made the declaration on Wednesday morning at Collation center in Abuja.

Yakubu  added that Buhari and Osinbajo will be presented their certificates of return at 2pm later today.

This is as after the official announcement of results from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Buhari has 15,191,847 votes, compared to the 11,262,978 votes recorded by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

While Atiku has gained more votes, winning the incumbent President with wide margins in States in the South East and some in South-South, Buhari gathered insurmountable strength in the North.

A total of 73 presidential candidates participated in the election which held on Saturday.