Four days after what many described as historic presidential and National Assembly polls, results have come in from several parts of the country.
Four days after what many described as historic presidential and National Assembly polls, results have come in from several parts of the country
Before the exercise, expectations were sky-high in Africa’s most populous nation as millions of citizens elect the country’s next president and lawmakers.
In all, 94 million citizens registered for the election; No fewer than 87.2 million of them have collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and were eligible to vote.
Channels Television is in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to give you the latest on the polls as it unfolds. You can find earlier updates about the National Assembly and presidential elections here. Keep refreshing this page for updates.
01:14 am: The state-by-state collation has ended!
The next stage is the summary of results by the states, to be followed by the declaration of results.
01:03 am: Imo is the final state.
There are 2,419,922 registered voters in the state, 485,150 of whom are accredited.
APC – 66,406
LP – 360,495
NNPP – 1,552
PDP – 30,234
There were 477,957 total votes cast, comprising 467,380 valid votes and 10,577 void votes. Polls were cancelled in 194 polling units, affecting 35,542 registered voters with 33,897 PVCs collected.
The reason given for the cancellation is insecurity.
12:43 am: Rivers state is next.
The Niger Delta state has 3,537,190 registered voters and 695,055 accredited voters.
APC – 231,591
LP – 175,071
NNPP – 1,322
PDP – 88,468
A total of 523,651 votes are valid, whereas 30,293 are void. The total votes cast are 553,944. The number of polling units affected by cancellations is 121 with 55,314 registered voters and 51,763 of them have collected PVCs.
Reasons for cancellation include BVAS malfunction and violence.
12:33 am: Results for Borno State.
The total number of registered voters in the state is 2,513,281 while that of accredited voters stand at 499,543.
APC – 252,282
LP – 7,205
NNPP – 4,626
PDP – 190,921
Valid votes amount to 465287 and void votes, 32,658, making 497,945 votes cast. Polls were cancelled in 12 polling units with 15,508 voters. PVCs collected in the PUs equal 13,825.
Reasons given for the cancellation are over-voting and BVAS failure.
12:24 am: The collation officer for Benue, Prof. Abdulaziz, takes centre stage for presentation of results.
Registered voters in the state are given as 2,022,374, while accredited voters amount to 521,442.
APC – 135,165
LP – 146,315
NNPP – 12,818
PDP – 189,017
Total votes cast in the state is 517,818, including 18,460 void votes and 499,358 valid votes.
According to the officer, elections were cancelled in nine polling units under four LGAs with 8,228 registered voters, 7,209 of whom have collected PVCs. The reason given for the cancellation is over-voting
12:22 am: It’s Wednesday, March 1, 2023 and the National Collation Centre is back in session.
The INEC Chairman takes his seat, while the Head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission, Thabo Mbeki, is around with his team.
10:21 pm: National collation adjourned until 11 pm.
10:11 pm: Presentation of results for Anambra State follows.
The state has 2,656,437 registered voters and 628,590 accredited voters.
APC – 5,111
LP – 584,621
NNPP – 1,967
PDP – 9,036
The number of valid votes are 613,861, while void votes is 10,751. The total number of votes cast is 624,612.
Elections were cancelled in 45 polling units with 25,368 registered voters and 25,027 PVCs collected.
10:03 pm: Up next is Ebonyi with Prof. Charles Igwe as collation officer.
The number of registered voters is 1,597,646 and accredited voters are 337,887.
APC – 42,402
LP – 259,738
NNPP – 1,661
PDP – 13,503
The total number of votes cast is 337,341 comprising 325,351 valid votes and 11,990 void.
09:51 pm: Delta State is next.
Prof. Abraham is the collation officer. The state has 667,149 accredited voters and 3,221,697 registered voters.
APC – 90,183
LP – 341,866
NNPP – 3,122
PDP – 161,600
A total of 615,341 valid votes were recorded with 39,309 void votes, adding up to 654,650 total votes cast.
Polls were cancelled in 11 wards with 29 polling units and 15,701 registered voters, 13,051 of whom had collected PVCs.
09:43 pm: Results are presented for Cross River.
The state has 1,766,465 registered voters and 444,880 of them were accredited. The results by the leading parties are as follows:
APC – 130,520
LP – 179,917
NNPP – 1,644
PDP – 95,425
The number of total votes cast is 441,576, including 416,968 total valid votes and 24,608 void votes.
The collation officer, Prof. Akpofure, notes that cancellation happened in four wards and eight polling units with 3,175 registered voters. Of that number, 2,675 have collected PVCs.
Over-voting was the reason for the cancellation
