#Nigeria Elections 2023: See Live Updates, Results From Presidential Election Today

Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election kicks off today at 8:30 AM. Live updates of results and situation reports can be accessed below.

Today Saturday, 25 February 2023, Nigerians would vote in the seventh Nigeria presidential election and National Assembly elections since the country’s return to democracy in 1999.

Nigerians are expected to vote from a list of eighteen (18) Presidential candidates and four thousand, two hundred and twenty-three (4,223) National Assembly candidates, who are contesting for four hundred and sixty-nine (469) federal legislative positions.

According to the figures recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there are currently 93,469,008 Registered Voters but 87,209,007 voters out of the 93,469,008 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and would be expected to vote in the 2023 general elections compared to  84,004,084 in the 2019 general elections.

The main contenders in terms of political parties are the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Labour Party, LP, and of course, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is flying the flag of the PDP, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi is the candidate of the LP, while Rabiu Kwankwaso is the NNPP standard bearer.

Quick Facts about Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election

✓ 18 Political Parties

✓ 1,491 Electoral Constituencies

✓ 774 Local Government Areas

✓ 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards

✓ 176,846 Polling Units

✓ 15,331 Contestants.

In areas such as Bwari Area Council, Dawaki, Utako Lugbe, Kubwa voters were up as early as 6:am waiting patiently for the arrival of INEC officials.

Nigeria decides 2023: Atiku votes in Adamawa

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has cast his vote.

Atiku performed his civic right at about 9:11 am at his polling unit in Adamawa State.

While thumb-printing on his ballot paper, some people circled him to see his vote.

Atiku is one of the frontrunners to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.

Others vying for the seat of the president include Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.

Nigeria Decides: Voting commences at Obi’s polling unit

Voting has commenced at the polling unit of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi.

Though the candidate had earlier visited the unit to supervise the arrival of voting materials, he is yet to cast his vote.

Some aides of the candidate told journalists that he will be voting soon.

Obi is expected to cast his vote in Amatutu village, Agulu ward two, polling unit 019.

Election officers protest non-payment of training allowance in Kano, delay exercise

Some election officers are protesting non-payment of their training allowances in Kano State.

According to reports, they blocked voters from accessing the polling units.

The INEC ad-hoc staff, in their numbers, said they were not paid their training allowances of N4000.

They vowed that they would not allow election materials to be taken away.

The incident, which occurred at Gwale Local Government of Kano State, delayed commencement of voting at the Dorayi Karama voting centres.

Nigerians will today, Saturday, February 25, 2023, decide their next President for the next four years.

The main contenders in terms of political parties are the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Labour Party, LP and of course, the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is flying the flag of the PDP, former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi is the candidate of the LP, while Rabiu Kwankwaso is the NNPP’s standard bearer.

In his nationwide broadcast, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is serving a complete eight-year term under the APC, admonished the citizens to go out there and vote for their very choice of candidate.

He also said that his administration’s new monetary policy had also contributed immensely to the minimisation of the influence of money in politics.

“This is a positive departure from the past and represents a bold legacy step by this administration, towards laying a strong foundation for free and fair elections,” he said, assuring that every vote will count.

Follow this thread as News Rain Nigeria brings you updates of the presidential election from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

11:03 AM

State: Bauchi District: Bauchi central Time: LGA: Misau Ward: Gundari PU: 064 Information/Report: Election is in progress, Everywhere is safe.

11:01 AM

South West Region: Lagos State Lagos Central Senatorial District LGA: Lagos Island (14) RA: (04) Oju-Oto PU: 008 The election is ongoing peacefully, with a turnout out. Three security personnel.

11:00 AM

South East Region Imo State Imo East Senatorial District Ward: 024 PU: 06 Situation Report: Voting is yet to commence.

10:57 AM

STATE: Cross River state GEO-POLITICAL ZONE: South South SENATORIAL DISTRICT: Cross river Central TIME: 10:55am PU: 017 LGA:Ikom WARD: 015 SITUATION REPORT: Voting ongoing smoothly. No disturbance.

10:46 AM

South West Region: Oyo State Oyo South Senatorial District Ibadan North LGA Ward 003 PU 026 Electoral Officers are arranging the materials. Elections and accreditation are yet to start.

10:44 AM

State: Cross River State Geopolitical Zone: South-south Senatorial District: Calabar South: PU: 010 Calabar road by Watt market Ward: 6 SITUATION REPORT Voting is in progress.

10:42 AM

State: Adamawa LGA: Lamurde Ward: Gyawana PU:13 Ad-hoc staffs are idle as of time of this report, poor voters turn out. Less than 20 voters voted so far.

10:39 AM

STATE: sokoto LGA: wamakko SENETORIAL DISTRICT:sokoto north WARD NO: 11, Kammata ward. POLLING UNIT: 013 Code: 33. There is a little turnout from this ward, but it’s peaceful and safe.

10:34 AM

South West Region Osun State Osun Central Senatorial District Olorunda LGA Ward 04 PU 12 Voting is in progress.

9:40 AM

State: Taraba LGA: Ibi Zone: Southern Senatorial District Ward: Nwonyo 1. Pulling Unit: Kofan Sarki. Report: vote started equally persons with Disabilities were put forward to vote first.

9:30 AM

South East Region Anambra State Anambra North Senatorial District Onitsha North LGA PU: 015 Ward: 10 No INEC ad-hoc staff and security personnel are present.

9:20 AM

South West Region Osun State Osun Central Senatorial District Osogbo LGA Ward 10 PU 05 Voting in progress.

9:15 AM

Ondo State Ondo North Senatorial District Akoko South-West LGA Ward 07 PU 008 Accreditation and voting are in progress. Priority voting is given to elderly people.

9:12 AM

PDP Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar casts his vote alongside his wife, Titi Abubakar in Yola, Adamawa State, northern Nigeria. “I would love to see improvement“, Atiku addresses the press at 9:14 AM after voting.

9:07 AM

PDP Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar registers (accreditation) in Yola, Adamawa State, northern Nigeria, to vote in the 2023 elections.

8:45 AM

Labour Party Presidential Candidate Peter Obi addresses the press in Agulu, Anambra State, southeast Nigeria ahead of the 2023 elections.

BY IYABO AINA

Publisher News Rain Nigeria