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How Presidential Election Winner Will Emerge

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3 years ago

February 26, 2023

Nigerians on Saturday filed out to vote for the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari after his two terms of eight years.

This is coming after months of campaigns by 18 candidates of different political parties. The major contenders and an eventual winner is believed to be among the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Party, Bola Tinubu; the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, Peter Obi.

Close to 90 million voters were eligible to vote during the elections with more than 176,000 polling units.

The PUNCH reports that Saturday’s elections, which include Nigeria’s two houses of parliament, the House of Representatives and Senate, were marred by violence in many parts of the country.

The situation led to the loss of lives and disruption of the voting process in many areas.

Following the elections, there had been several unverified election results online with several party supporters claiming that their candidates are leading others in Saturday’s presidential poll.

This had led major political parties to engage in war or words over allegations and counter allegations on elections results being bandied around on the internet.

However, here are the three indices that will determine the winner of the poll

1. The candidate that scores the majority vote.

2. The candidate with at least 25 per cent of the votes cast in two-thirds (24 out of 36) of the states.

3. If no candidate meets the criteria, a run-off will be conducted within 21 days.

4. Only two candidates – the one with the highest number of votes and the candidate with 25 percent votes in more states – will take part in the run-off election
PUNCH

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Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President

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1 day ago

November 28, 2025

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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House.

Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.

Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.

“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”

Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Other details of the meeting were, however, not disclosed as the press Secretary told DAILY POST that both men went into a closed door meeting after the reception.

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2027: I Will Resign If Tinubu Loses In Edo – Governor Okpebholo

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1 day ago

November 28, 2025

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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.

Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.

According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.

He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.

He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.

“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign.”

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JUST IN: El-Rufai Formally Joins ADC

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2 days ago

November 27, 2025

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.

“I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, effective 26 November, 2025,” he said.