States won by Abubakar (in green) and Buhari (blue)
President before election
Muhammadu Buhari
APC
Elected President
Muhammadu Buhari
APC
National Assembly election
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
Senate
APC
Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
63
+3
PDP
Bukola Saraki
45
−3
YPP
Ifeanyi Ubah
1
New
House of Representatives
APC
Femi Gbajabiamila
202
−10
PDP
Yakubu Dogara
128
−12
APGA
Victor Ikechukwu Oye
9
+4
ADC
3
+3
AA
2
New
PRP
2
+2
ADP
1
New
APM
1
New
LP
Mike Omotosho
1
0
SDP
Olu Falae
1
0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate.[1][2][3][4] The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February, but the Electoral Commission postponed the vote by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time.[5] In some places, the vote was delayed until 24 February due to electoral violence.[6] Polling in some areas was subsequently delayed until 9 March, when voting was carried out alongside gubernatorial and state assembly elections.[7]
The elections were the most expensive ever held in Nigeria, costing ₦69 billion (US$625 million)[8] more than the 2015 elections.[9][10]
Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari won his re-election bid, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes. He was issued a Certificate of Return,[11][12] and was sworn in on 29 May 2019, the former date of Democracy Day.[13]
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^INEC fixes date for 2019 presidential election The Guardian, 9 March 2017
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^Ityokura, Msugh. "INEC postpones elections in Lagos, rivers and Anambra states". guardian.ng. Guardian Newspapers. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^Nnamdi, Onyirioha (1 March 2019). "Just in: INEC to conduct supplementary elections". Legit.ng. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^"Checked: Two claims about the 'astronomical' cost of Nigeria's election". Africa Check. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^Krishi, Musa Abdullahi; Ozibo, Ozibo (16 August 2018). "Why 2019 elections will be Nigeria's most expensive – INEC". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^Abdallah, Nuruddeen M. (3 August 2018). "2019 elections set to be Nigeria's most expensive". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^"Breaking: INEC gives Buhari, Osinbajo certificates of return". Vanguard News Nigeria. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^"INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To Buhari, Osinbajo". Sahara Reporters. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^"BREAKING: Buhari declares June 12 Democracy Day to honour Abiola". Premium Times Nigeria. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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