Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared President Muhammadu Buhari winner of Saturday’s presidential election.
Yakubu announced that a certificate of return will be issued to Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the international Conference Center (ICC).
| 1 | Abia | Abubakar | 85,058 | 219,698 |
| 2 | Osun | Buhari | 347,634 | 337,377 |
| 3 | Kogi | Buhari | 285,894 | 218,207 |
| 4 | Ekiti | Buhari | 219,231 | 154,032 |
| 5 | Ondo | Abubakar | 241,769 | 275,901 |
| 6 | Yobe | Buhari | 497,914 | 50,763 |
| 7 | Nasarawa | Buhari | 289,903 | 283,847 |
| 8 | FCT | Abubakar | 152,224 | 259,997 |
| 9 | Gombe | Buhari | 402,961 | 138,484 |
| 10 | Kwara | Buhari | 308,984 | 138,184 |
| 11 | Enugu | Abubakar | 54,423 | 355,553 |
| 12 | Ebonyi | Abubakar | 90,726 | 258,573 |
| 13 | Niger | Buhari | 612,371 | 218,052 |
| 14 | Jigawa | Buhari | 794,738 | 289,895 |
| 15 | Kaduna | Buhari | 993,445 | 649,612 |
| 16 | Anambra | Abubakar | 33,298 | 524,738 |
| 17 | Oyo | Abubakar | 366,690 | 365,229 |
| 18 | Adamawa | Abubakar | 378,078 | 410,266 |
| 19 | Bauchi | Buhari | 798,428 | 209,313 |
| 20 | Lagos | Buhari | 580,825 | 448,015 |
| 21 | Ogun | Buhari | 281,762 | 194,655 |
| 22 | Edo | Abubakar | 267,842 | 275,691 |
| 23 | Benue | Abubakar | 347,668 | 356,817 |
| 24 | Imo | Abubakar | 140,463 | 334,923 |
| 25 | Plateau | Abubakar | 468,555 | 548,665 |
| 26 | Kano | Buhari | 1,464,768 | 391,593 |
| 27 | Katsina | Buhari | 1,232,133 | 308,056 |
| 28 | Taraba | Abubakar | 324,906 | 374,743 |
| 29 | Cross River | Abubakar | 117,302 | 295,737 |
| 30 | Akwa Ibom | Abubakar | 175,429 | 395,832 |
| 31 | Borno | Buhari | 836,496 | 71,788 |
| 32 | Delta | Abubakar | 221,292 | 594,068 |
| 33 | Bayelsa | Abubakar | 118,821 | 197,933 |
| 34 | Sokoto | Buhari | 490,333 | 361,604 |
| 35 | Kebbi | Buhari | 581,552 | 154,282 |
| 36 | Zamfara | Buhari | 438,682 | 125,423 |
| 37 | Rivers | Abubakar | 150,710 | 473,971 |
| Total | 15,191,847 | 11,262,978 | ||
| Margin | 3,928,869 |