Based on the constitutional provision, either the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu or that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar will be the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Irrespective of the huge results a candidate gathered, the constitution makes it compulsory that he must get at least 25 percent of the votes cast in a minimum of 24 out of the 36 States of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
So far, as at last night, February 27, Tinubu had gotten the 25 percent or more in 12 states while Atiku got the 25 percent of the votes cast in eight States, with the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi trailing with three states,despite the wave he has been making.
We produce here under, the results:
Labour Party:
Lagos: 45%
Enugu: 93%
Peoples Democratic Party:
Osun: 48%
Katsina: 46%
Kwara: 29%
Jigawa: 42%
Gombe: 62%
Yobe: 53%
Bauchi: 59%
Niger: 37%
All Progressives Congress:
Osun: 46%
Ondo: 68%
Katsina: 46%
Lagos: 45%
Kwara: 56%
Oyo: 57%
Jigawa: 46%
Gombe: 28%
Yobe: 40%
Ogun: 60%
Bauchi: 27%
Niger: 49%
In all, APC has a minimum of 25% of total votes from 12 States confirmed while still showing promises in others.
The PDP has eight States under its belt while Labour Party is still running away with massive results from two States.
More updates as they unfold.
