Nigeria presidential election 2023 results
Nigeria held its presidential election on 25 Feb 2023. The declared winner is Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC). Turnout was 27.05%.
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| Country | Nigeria |
| Election | Presidential election |
| Date | 25 Feb 2023 |
| Status | Held |
| Winner | Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC) |
| Turnout | 27.05% |
| Electoral commission | Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) |
INEC declared Tinubu the winner on 1 March 2023. Turnout is INEC's own figure, based on collected permanent voter cards and accredited voters.
Official results
- Results declared
- 1 Mar 2023
- Registered voters
- 93,469,008
- Votes cast
- 24,965,218
- Valid votes
- 24,025,940
- Rejected votes
- 939,278
- Turnout
- 27.05%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinubu Bola Ahmed | All Progressives Congress (APC) | 8,794,726 | 36.61% |
| Abubakar Atiku | Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) | 6,984,520 | 29.07% |
| Obi Peter Gregory | Labour Party (LP) | 6,101,533 | 25.40% |
| Musa Mohammed Rabiu Kwankwaso | New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) | 1,496,687 | 6.23% |
| Kachikwu Dumebi | African Democratic Congress (ADC) | 81,919 | 0.34% |
| Adebayo Adewole Ebenezer | Social Democratic Party (SDP) | 80,267 | 0.33% |
| Nwanyanwu Daniel Daberechukwu | Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) | 77,665 | 0.32% |
| Abiola Latifu Kolawole | Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) | 72,144 | 0.30% |
| Umeadi Peter Nnanna Chukwudi | All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) | 61,966 | 0.26% |
| Imumolen Irene Christopher | Accord (A) | 61,014 | 0.25% |
| Ado-Ibrahim Abdulmalik | Young Progressive Party (YPP) | 60,600 | 0.25% |
| Sani Yabagi Yusuf | Action Democratic Party (ADP) | 43,924 | 0.18% |
| Ojei Princess Chichi | Allied Peoples' Movement (APM) | 25,961 | 0.11% |
| Osakwe Felix Johnson | National Rescue Movement (NRM) | 24,869 | 0.10% |
| Adenuga Sunday Oluwafemi | Boot Party (BP) | 16,156 | 0.07% |
| Sowore Omoyele Stephen | African Action Congress (AAC) | 14,608 | 0.06% |
| Almustapha Hamza | Action Alliance (AA) | 14,542 | 0.06% |
| Nnadi Charles Osita | Action Peoples Party (APP) | 12,839 | 0.05% |
Original file at the commission: inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-GENERAL-ELECTION-REPORT-1.pdf (this address returned an error when we retrieved it). Internet Archive capture of that same file: web.archive.org capture.
Names are printed as INEC prints them, surname first. The vote counts are INEC's. The share column is each candidate's votes divided by valid votes, calculated by PollsAfrica. The turnout figure is INEC's, based on collected permanent voter cards and accredited voters.
Other elections in Nigeria
- Nigeria presidential election 2015 28 Mar 2015, held
- Nigeria presidential election 2019 23 Feb 2019, held
- Nigeria senate election 2023 25 Feb 2023, held
- Nigeria parliamentary election 2023 25 Feb 2023, held
- Nigeria local elections 2026 20 Jun 2026, held
- Nigeria local elections 2026 8 Aug 2026, held
- Nigeria general election 2027 16 Jan 2027, scheduled
- Nigeria local elections 2027 6 Feb 2027, scheduled
- Nigeria local elections 2027 Due by 2027, due
Sources: Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) (retrieved 11 Oct 2026); INEC, Report of the 2023 General Election, Annexure 2: Declaration of Results, 1 March 2023 (retrieved 11 Oct 2026).
Cite this
PollsAfrica (2026). Nigeria presidential election 2023 results. Retrieved 11 Oct 2026 from https://pollsafrica.com/elections/nigeria/presidential-2023