2023 Election

NigeriaDecides2023: Peter Obi Defeats PDP’s Okowa, Tinubu In Delta

Published

28 February 2023

2:39 PM

#NigeriaDecides: Peter Obi Floors Tinubu, Atiku, Wins Presidential Election In Plateau

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has defeated his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, who is Atiku Abubakar’s running mate, failed to help the PDP win the election in the state.

The returning officer for the election, Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill announced in Asaba that Obi polled 341,866 votes to defeat Atiku who scored 161,600 votes.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC scored 90,183 votes, while Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) scored 3,122 votes.

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