Explainer: What INEC’s 2023 results in Lagos, Oyo, Osun actually reveal

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Verified Synthesis~38s readObi polled 582,454 votes (45.81 per cent), while Tinubu, the APC candidate, followed with 572,606 votes (45.04 per cent). Atiku trailed far behind with 75,750 votes (5.96 per cent), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, had 8,442 votes (0.66 per cent).
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- ✦Tinubu polled 449,884 votes (55.58 per cent), well ahead of Atiku’s 182,977 votes (22.60 per cent).
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2027:Collage of Tinubu, Atiku and Obi, others: Big promises ahead of the 2027 presidential election.2023:By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Lagos, Oyo and Osun states each backed a different candidate in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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Key Takeaways
Verified Extract- Obi polled 582,454 votes (45.81 per cent), while Tinubu, the APC candidate, followed with 572,606 votes (45.04 per cent).
- Atiku trailed far behind with 75,750 votes (5.96 per cent), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, had 8,442 votes (0.66 per cent).
- Tinubu polled 449,884 votes (55.58 per cent), well ahead of Atiku’s 182,977 votes (22.60 per cent).
Key Facts:2027: Collage of Tinubu, Atiku and Obi, others: Big promises ahead of the 2027 presidential election.2023: By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Lagos, Oyo and Osun states each backed a different candidate in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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Lagos produced the closest of the three contests. Obi polled 582,454 votes (45.81 per cent), while Tinubu, the APC candidate, followed with 572,606 votes (45.04 per cent)
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Obi polled 582,454 votes (45.81 per cent), while Tinubu, the APC candidate, followed with 572,606 votes (45.04 per cent).
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Atiku trailed far behind with 75,750 votes (5.96 per cent), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, had 8,442 votes (0.66 per cent).
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Collage of Tinubu, Atiku and Obi, others: Big promises ahead of the 2027 presidential election.