In a crucial clarification that has intrigued the polity, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally addressed the concerns surrounding the timing of the results for the 2023 presidential election.
After a suspense-filled wait, President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was announced as the victor of the fiercely contested election, amassing a total of 8,794,726 votes.
His closest contenders included Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The declaration came in the early hours of March 1, 2023, at about 2 am, stirring diverse reactions across the nation.
The timing, according to the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Rotimi Oyekanmi, was dictated by the complex logistics of collating results from Nigeria’s vast geographical spread.
The process involves the aggregation of results from polling units to…