2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

The three-way contest

25 February 2023 · The Fourth Republic

General elections were held in Nigeria on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and vice president and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third term.

President before

Muhammadu Buhari

APC

Elected President

Bola Tinubu

APC

Winning share

36.6%

Turnout

26.7%

The result

Bola Tinubu
APC · 8,794,726 votes
36.61%
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Atiku Abubakar
PDP · 6,984,520 votes
29.07%
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