#NigeriaElection: INEC Shifts Collation To Monday 27th Feb
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the situation report and result collation today, disclosed that the collation of the votes for states has been shifted to Monday 27th February 2023.
The National Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu stated this shortly after the result of Ekiti State was read.
Yakubu said the gathering would meet again on Monday by 11.00 am.
#NigeriaDecides: PDP Declared Final Winner in Osun State
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has been declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election in Osun State.
Atiku was declared the winner on Sunday ahead of other candidates by the INEC State Collation Officer, Prof Folashade Ogunsola.
The PDP candidate with a total of 354,366 votes, won in 20 local government areas.
His closest rival, Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scored 343,945 votes and won in 10 local governments, the Labour Party (LP) flagbearer, Peter Obi, came third in the race with a total of 23,283 votes followed by Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) who scored 713 votes.
