Many regard Mr Tinubu as a master political strategist and given he campaigned for the presidency under the slogan: "Emi lo kan", which means "It's my turn" in Yoruba, it is possible he has been planning his ascendency for a while. Any hard decisions he has to make there are people waiting to prove that those decisions are detrimental, even if they may be right decisions, he said. 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But theyre just moving ahead amidst this perception that the election may not have been free and fair.. A group of people protest the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the president-elect in Abuja, Nigeria on March 1, 2023. }); (m(a,g,e(),c()),!0):!1}function m(a,d,c,e){function k(){setTimeout(function(){v(48,"run timeout "+e);g()},e)}function g(){setTimeout(function(){0< You are already subscribed to our newsletter! The APC candidate, Mr Tinubu, won in 11 local government areas of the state but his total number of votes garnered was less than Mr Obis tally by less than 10,000. WebTable 4 below shows the result of the presidential election result on state-bystate basis. 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First published on Tue 26 Feb 2019 16.28 EST. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, President-elect Tinubu, and all political leaders following the declaration by Nigerias Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the results of the February 25 presidential election. The total number of votes he announced as the result of the election was different from the total later published on the INEC website, with a disparity of nearly 28,000 votes. an hour ago. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. There is a huge disparity between the actual experience of people and the promise that INEC made as to how the election would go, Ajileye said. 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