By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)has presented the Certificates of Return to the winner of the 2023 presidential election held on Saturday, 25 February, 2023, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his Vice Presidential Candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
The presentation of the CoR was done by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Wednesday afternoon, 1 March, 2023, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, venue of the presidential election results collation.
Tinubu won the presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress having polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar who came second by scoring 6,984,520 votes, Labour Party’s Peter Obi who scored 6,101,533 votes to come third, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Rabiu Kwankwaso who emerged fourth out of the 18 contenders by scoring 1,496,687 votes.
Accepting the CoR, the President-Elect reiterated his commitment to the youths and promised to work to make Nigeria better.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiama, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, former Governor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi, and a host of other dignitaries graced the occasion amid a mammoth crowd of supporters and party faithful.
