Global Information2023 Nigerian presidential election information
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The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023[a] to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria.[1] Bola Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress,[2][3] won the election with 36.61% of the vote, which is about 8,794,726 total votes. Runners-up were former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party, and former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, Labour Party. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, held on the same date while state elections were held on 18 March.[1] The inauguration was held on 29 May 2023.[4]
The candidates were nominated in the party primaries conducted between 4 April and 9 June 2022. Incumbent APC President Muhammadu Buhari was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third term. The New Nigeria Peoples Party nominated former Governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwaso.[5][6] In the weeks after the primaries, vice presidential running mates were announced with Abubakar choosing Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.[7][8][9] Obi selecting former Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Tinubu picking Senator Kashim Shettima, and Kwankwaso choosing pastor Isaac Idahosa.[10][11]
The general election was noted by initially high projected turnout and lack of a peaceful voting process. It was marred by reports of vote buying, voter intimidation, attacks on polling units in certain areas, and unpunctual electoral officials along with accusations of outright fraud;[12][13] to compound issues with trust in the election, Independent National Electoral Commission officials failed to upload polling unit results to the INEC result viewing portal as previously assured would happen on election day.[14][15][16] As state results started to be announced on 26 February at the national collation centre in Abuja, opposition emerged as results data had still not been fully uploaded prior to their announcement in accordance with the law.[17][18] These circumstances along with statements critical of INEC from observers and civil society groups led the Abubakar, Obi, and Rabi'u Kwankwaso campaigns to question and then officially reject the announced election results by 28 February.[19][20][21][22] All three main opposition campaigns, in addition to some civil society groups and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, called on the commission to rerun the election due to fraud and violence.[23][24][25][26][27] Meanwhile, the Tinubu campaign praised the commission and called for the arrest of PDP spokesmen for "incitement of violence".[28] In the early morning of 1 March, INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu declared Tinubu as the victory after all state results were collated.[29] In response, Abubakar, Obi, and Rabi'u Kwankwaso rejected and vowed to challenge the results.[30] On 2 March, Peter Obi claimed he won the election and would prove it,[31] and both he and Atiku separately filed formal petitions challenging Tinubu's victory on 22 March.[32][33]
Issues surrounding the election included high levels of corruption, insecurity, the state of the economy, and national unity.
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- ^ a b Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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APC primary resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bola Tinubu is now Nigeria's president-elect. What happens next?". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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NNPP primary resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Erezi, Dennis (16 June 2022). "Atiku dumps Wike, chooses Okowa as running mate for presidential election". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Aliyu, Abdullateef (17 June 2022). "Running Mate: Like Tinubu, Peter Obi Picks Doyin Okupe As Placeholder". Daily Trust. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Erezi, Dennis (17 June 2022). "Tinubu submits name of running mate to INEC". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Abdullahi, Idowu (8 July 2022). "Updated: Peter Obi picks Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate". The Punch. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Akinboyo, Temidayo (10 July 2022). "Updated: Tinubu finally names Shettima as running mate". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "CDD releases preliminary report on polls, alleges voter suppression". The Nation. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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NHRC malpracticeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sulaimon, Adekunle (25 February 2023). "#NigeriaElections2023: INEC backtracks on promise to upload results from polling units". The Punch. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Shaibu, Nathaniel (25 February 2023). "#NigeriaElections2023: YIAGA expresses concern over failed result upload". The Punch. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Jannamike, Luminous. "Address issues threatening to mar credibility of election results, CSO charges INEC". Vanguard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Suleiman, Qosim (27 February 2023). "Party agents protest delay in uploading results on iReV, discrepancies in results". Premium Times. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Olokor, Friday; Folorunsho-Francis, Adebayo; Shaibu, Nathaniel; Olatunji, Daud (28 February 2023). "Presidential poll: INEC continues results collation despite protests". The Punch. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 elections: EU faults INEC, says process distorted, lacks transparency". Vanguard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Odoh, Innocent (26 February 2023). "US, UK, IRI Observers React To Electoral Process". Leadership. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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NNPP rejects resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Oludare, Ishola (27 February 2023). "Full text of Obasanjo's message on 2023 presidential election". Daily Post. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Anichukwese, Donatus (28 February 2023). "2023 Elections: Kwankwaso's NNPP Joins PDP, LP To Call For Cancellation". Channels TV. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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TD World questions resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Steinhauser, Gabriele; Akingbule, Gbenga. "Nigeria Election Criticized by International Observers, Opposition Parties". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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NYT LP, PDP call for rerunwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ajayi, Omeiza. "Tinubu Campaign demands arrest of Dino, Momodu, Pastor Enenche". Vanguard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "INEC declares APC's Bola Tinubu winner of Nigeria's presidential election". Premium Times. March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi". BBC News. March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Third-party candidate Peter Obi to challenge Nigeria election result". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2 March 2023.
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