(LIVE) 2019 Nigeria Presidential Election Results: OFFICIAL INEC ANNOUNCEMENT

This page is dedicated to our third day of the coverage of the ongoing general elections in Nigeria, as we join the national collation centre in Abuja to bring you LIVE updates of the final results of the 2019 presidential elections

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1: 20 AM – 2019 Presidential Election Results – TOP THREE (AFTER 11 STATES + FCT)

(1st Position) APC: Muhammadu Buhari –  2,976,721 votes

(2nd Position) PDP: (Atiku Abubakar) – 2,690,616 votes

(3rd position) AAC: (Omoyele Sowore) –  8,083 votes


**Results above is for 11 states and the F.C.T only*

National collation continiues at 9:00 AM today, stay with us.

2019 Presidential Election Results TOP THREE (AFTER 11 STATES + FCT)

(1st Position) APC: @MBuhari -2,976,721 votes

(2nd Position) PDP: @atiku – 2,690,616 votes

(3rd position) AAC: @YeleSowore – 8,083 votes #NigeriaDecides2019Result #NigeriaDecides2019

— NigerianEye (@Nigerianey) February 26, 2019

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1:02 AM – INEC adjourns till 10 AM

The Independent National Electoral Comission (INEC) adjoured the national collation till 9.am later today. Thanks for staying with us all day long, we continue the national collation on this page in a few hours from now, be sure to stay locked on www.nigerianeye.com for other stories and reports.
Thank you.

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12:55 A.M – AS THINGS STAND AFTER 11 STATES + FCT

APC – 2,976,721 (BUHARI)

PDP  – 2,690,616 (ATIKU)
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12:50 A.M – Atiku wins Ebonyi state

Ebonyi presidential election result

APC – 90,726

PDP – 258,573 (WINNER)

Total registered voters – 1,392,931
Total accredited voters – 391,747
Total number of valid votes – 359,131
Total rejected – 20,263
Total votes cast – 379,394
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12: 10 A.M – ATIKU wins Enugu state

APC: 54,423

PDP: 355,553 (Winner)

Total registered voters: 1,935,168
Total accredited voters: 452,765
Total valid votes: 421,014
Total rejected: 30,049
Total votes cast: 451,063

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11:20 PM – Finally, INEC is back from the break, and we take Enugu state
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11:00 PM – One hour later, and we are still waiting for INEC

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9:30 PM – AS THINGS STAND AFTER 9 STATES + FCT

APC – 2,831,572

PDP – 2,076,490

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9:17 PM – INEC chairman announces 40 minutes break as we await more state collation officers, who make their way to the national collation center in Abuja – Kindly stay with us…
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 9:13 PM –  Abubakar Musa presents the result of Yobe to the INEC chairman

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9:12 PM – BUHARI WINS YOBE STATE

Yobe Presidential Election Result
The Returning officer for Yobe state, Abubakar Musa announced the result at INEC’s collation centre, Abuja.

RESULT

PDP: 50,763

APC: 497,914 (Winner)

Registered voters –1,793,861
Accredited voters —361,561
Registered voters – 1,365,913
Accredited voters – 601,059
Valid Votes — 559365
Rejected votes -26772
Total Votes cast: 586137

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9:03 PM – AS THINGS STAND AFTER 8 STATES AND FCT

APC 2,333,658

PDP 2,025,727
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8:59 PM – Next state is Yobe

Abubakar Musa is the Yobe collation officer
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8:55 PM – ATIKU WINS ABIA STATE

Abia Presidential Election Result
The Returning officer for Abia state, Chinedu Nwaduba announced the result at INEC’s collation centre, Abuja.

RESULT

PDP: 219,698  (WINNER)

APC: 85,058

Registered voters –1,793,861

Accredited voters —361,561
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8:45 PM – Abia state is next! – The INEC chairman invites the Abia collation officer. Chinedu Nwaduba, Abia collation officer, and Joseph Ilo
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8:30 PM – ATIKU WINS ONDO

Ondo Presidential Election Result
The Returning officer for Ondo State, Kayode Soremi announced the result at INEC’s collation centre, Abuja.

RESULT

PDP: 275,901 (WINNER)

APC: 241,769
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8:18 PM – We begin with Ondo state

Kayode Soremi, the collation officer for Ondo seems ready now and he his announcing the collated results much more confidently this time.

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8:15 PM –  The INEC Chairman re-opens the national collation center and announcement of results
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7:44 PM – Tick-Tock! We are eagerly waiting for 8PM, Thanks for keeping tabs on NigerianEye.com
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6:55 PM – TOTAL AFTER SEVEN STATES – (Buhari leads)

APC 2,006,831 (Buhari)

PDP 1,530,128 (Atiku)
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6:39 PM – As Ondo continues  to delay, INEC chairman shifts collation till 8pm

“It appears Ondo will require 20 minutes from now with a ruler,” INEC chairman says. “We are expecting two more states.”

The result announcement has been adjourned till 8pm
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6:36 PM – Buhari wins in Gombe

Gombe presidential election result

APC: 402,961- (WINNER)

PDP: 138,484

Total registered voters: 1,385,191
Total accredited voters: 604,240
Total valid votes: 554,203
Rejected: 26,446
Total votes cast: 580,649
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6:20 PM –  Gombe state is next
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6:16 PM – Buhari wins in Kogi

Kogi presidential election result

APC: 285,894 – (WINNER)

PDP: 218,207

Total registered voters: 1,640,449
Accredited voters: 570,773
Total valid votes: 521,016
Rejected votes: 32,480
Total votes cast: 553,496
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5:56 PM – Ondo to be skipped for now, Kogi next

Despite the provision of more light and ruler, Kayode Soremi, the collation officer for Ondo was still mixing up the figures. INEC chairman steps down the presentation for reconciliation of the figures.

Kogi state is next.
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5:51 PM – After several delays.  INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu intervenes ‘Do you need more light?’
Kayode Soremi, the collation officer for Ondo responds ‘I need more light and a ruler sir’
The INEC chairman demands for more light and ruler.
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5:50 PM – Kayode Soremi, the collation officer for Ondo, with  Oluwatoyin Akeju, resident electoral commissioner (REC) accounce results.
Soremi seems to be taking more time than usual, and grumblings and dissatisfactions can be heard all over the national collation center

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5:35 PM – Finally, the national collation centre is back from its break, and we start with Ondo state
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5:32 PM – It’s over 30 minutes after, and we are still waiting for the INEC chairman to take his seat at the national collation center.

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4:15 PM –  TOTAL AFTER FIVE STATES

APC 1,317,976

PDP 1,173,437

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4:12 PM – YET ANOTHER BREAK – (45 MINS)

As we wait for the results from Kogi and Ondo states, INEC chairman adjourns announcement of results till 5pm.

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3:54 PM – Buhari wins Nasarawa state with slim margin

Nasarawa Presidential Election Result

RESULT

PDP: 283,847

APC: 289,903 (Winner)
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 3:42 PM – Nasarawa state is next

INEC chairman invites the collation officer for Nasarawa state, Azubike Nwankwo to read out figures from the state.
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3:37 PM – TOTAL AFTER FOUR STATES

APC 1,028,073

PDP 889,590
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3:19 PM –  Buhari wins Kwara state

Kwara Presidential Election Result
The Returning officer for Kwara State, Prof. Abdullahi Bala, who is also the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the result at INEC’s collation centre, Abuja.


RESULT

PDP: 138,184

APC: 308,984 (Winner)

Registered voters: 1, 401, 895
Accredited voters: 489,482
Valid votes: 459, 676
Rejected votes: 26, 578
Total votes cast: 486, 254
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3:11 PM –TOTAL AFTER THREE STATES (Osun, Ekiti, F.C.T)

APC (Buhari) – 719,089

PDP (Atiku) – 751,406

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3:06 PM – Next up is Kwara state, The Returning officer is Prof. Abdullahi Bala, who is also the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Minna is about to get started.
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3:00 PM – Atiku wins F.C.T

F.C.T Presidential Election Result

PDP: 259,997 (WINNER)

APC: 152,224 

Total registered voters: 1,335,015

Accredited voters: 467,784

Rejected votes: 27,457

Total number of votes cast: 451,408
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2:40 AM – And we are back, the collation officer for the F.C.T will be the first to announce his results
The collation officer for the F.C.T is Prof Mohammad Suleiman and he is about to unveil his results.
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2:05 PM – In less than 30 minutes, the INEC chairman will reconvene, and annoucements of other states will continue

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1:40 PM – AS THINGS STAND AFTER TWO STATES

Presidential election result

APC: 566, 865

PDP: 491, 409
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1:12 PM – We urge our dear readers to stay with us, as we wait for the INEC collation center to resume at 2:30 PM
Nigerianeye.com has more updates for you, kindly read the several breaking news stories and reports on our website
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1:02 PM – INEC chairman adjourns the announcement of results till 2:30pm to allow more states result arrive the collation center
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12:58 PM – As things stand, its Buhari 2-0 Atiku

President Buhari won Osun and Ekiti states.
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12:48 PM – Buhari wins Osun state

Osun presidential election result

PDP: 337, 377

APC: 347, 634 – (WINNER)

Registered voters: 1,674, 729

Accredited voters: 732,984

Total valid votes: 714, 682

Rejected votes: 17,200

Total votes cast: 731, 882
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12:33 PM – OSUN STATE IS NEXT

Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Vice chancellor of the university of Lagos is Osun collation officer, and he is ready to present his results

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12:24 PM – The Ekiti collation officer, has finished his presentation at the national collation centre, we await the next state
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12:20 PM – Buhari wins Ekiti state
The result of the presidential elections was announced by Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and the returning officer for Ekiti State

Registered voters 899, 191

Number of Accredited voters, 395701

APC – 219, 231 (WINNER)

PDP – 154, 032

ADP – 126

AAC – 406
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12:00 PM – The state Ekiti collation officer, Idowu Olayinka is currently calling out results of the presidential election, and like we all know already it’s a long list of political parties.

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11:57 AM – The first state ready to be announced is Ekiti state
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