President-elect Bola Tinubu and his running mate Kashim Shettima received the certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday.
At the International Conference Centre in Abuja, the nation’s capital, INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu gave the certificate to Tinubu and his running partner Kashim Shettima.
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The announcement of Tinubu’s victory over his closest rival, PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar, who received 6,984,520 votes, on Saturday, February 25, was made a few hours prior to the presentation.
In a hotly contested race, Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, made his maiden attempt at the presidency. The 70-year-old former Lagos governor won the most votes by winning 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states and securing significant numbers in a number of additional states.
Abubakar, 76, who has already campaigned for president six times, received 6,984,520 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), who in less than a year galvanised youthful voters in a way that some have called unprecedented, came in second with 6,101,533, received 6,101,533 votes.
