See full list of all the 37 collation officers for the 2023 presidential election

On Saturday, February 25, eligible Nigerian voters took it upon themselves to head to various polling units across the country to elect a new president.

With 18 candidates contesting for Nigeria’s number one seat of power, four major candidates have since taken the lead in the poll which was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The candidates, Peter Obi of the Labour Party; Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress; Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) have managed to win one state or more since the declaration of results commenced.

In collation of these results, INEC’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, during a press conference at the National Collation Centre in Abuja said that there are four levels of result collation – at the ward, the Local Government Area, the state and the national level (Abuja, FCT)

According to the INEC chairman:

“Results for each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) shall be presented by the State Collation Officer for the Presidential Election (SCOPE) who also served as the Collation Officer at State/FCT-level.

“After collating the result at the State level, the SCOPE shall be accompanied to Abuja by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and security agencies and a presentation made at the National Collation Centre in Abuja.”

Legit.ng has made a list of all the SCOPEs also known as states’ returning officers as INEC announces results for the 2023 presidential election below:

S/No	States	Name of SCOPEs	Institution of SCOPEs
1	Abia	Professor Abel Ezeoha	Deputy Vice-chancellorAlex Ekwueme University Abakaliki
2	Adamawa	Professor Muhammad Laminu Mele
3	Akwa Ibom	Professor Emmanuel Adigio	Vice-chancellorNigeria Maritime University
4	Anambra	Professor Nnenna Otti	Federal University of Technology (FUTO) Owerri
5	Bauchi	Professor Abdulkarim Mohammed	Vice-chancellorFederal University, Dutse, Jigawa State
6	Bayelsa	Professor Lilian Salami	Vice-chancellorUniversity of Benin
7	Benue	Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta	Vice-chancellorFederal University of Technology Minna, Niger state
8	Borno	Professor Jude Rabo	Vice-chancellorFederal University Wukari
9	Cross River	Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh	Vice-chancellorFederal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
10	Delta	Professor Kenneth Abaraibe
11	Ebonyi	Professor Charles Arinze Igwe	Vice-chancellorUniversity of Nigeria Nsukka
12	Edo	Professor Nyaudoh Ndaeyo	Vice-chancellor University of Uyo Akwa Ibom
13	Ekiti	Professor Akeem Lasisi	Vice-chancellor Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun
14	Enugu	Professor Madu Iwe
15	Gombe	Professor Maimuna Waziri	Vice-chancellor Federal University, Gashua
16	Imo	Professor Charles Esimone	Vice ChancellorNnamdi Azikiwe University Awka
17	Jigawa	Professor Arma-Ya’u Hamisu Bichi	Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State
18	Kaduna	Professor Saleh Ado	Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria
19	Kano	Professor Sulieman Bilbis	Othman Danfodio University Sokoto state
20	Katsina	Professor Mu’azu Abubakar Gusau	Vice-chancellorFederal University, Gusau, Zamfara State
21	Kebbi	Professor Usman Saidu
22	Kogi	Professor Wahab Egbenwole	Vice-chancellorUniversity of Ilorin
23	Kwara	Professor Paul Annune	Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi(formerly Federal University of Agriculture)
24	Lagos	Professor Adenike Oladiji	Vice-chancellor Federal University of Technology Akure
25	Nasarawa	Professor Ishaya Tanko	Vice-chancellorUniversity of Jos
26	Niger	Professor Clement Allawa	Deputy Vice-Chancellor, AdministrationUniversity of Abuja
27	Ogun	Professor Kayode Adebowale	Vice-chancellorUniversity of Ibadan
28	Ondo	Professor Abayomi Fashina	Vice-chancellorFederal University Oye-Ekiti
29	Osun	Professor Tolulope Ogunsola	Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Lagos

30	Oyo	Professor Olusola Kehinde	Vice-chancellorFederal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
31	Plateau	Professor Shehu Abdulrahman	Federal University, Lafia
32	Rivers	Professor Williams Addias
33	Sokoto	Professor Muhammadu Kabir Bala	Vice-chancellorAhmadu Bello University, Zaria
34	Taraba	Professor Mohammad Ahmad Abdullaziz	Vice-chancellorAbubakar Tafawabalewa University Bauchi (ATBU)
35	Yobe	Professor Umaru Pate	Vice-chancellorFederal University Kashere Gombe state.
36	Zamfara	Professor Kashim Shehu
37	FCT	Professor Olayemi Akinwumi	Vice-chancellorFederal University Lokoja

INEC declares APC’s Bola Tinubu winner of Nigeria 2023 presidential election after final collation of results

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmud Yakubu, declared Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

Professor Yakubu in the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, declared that Tinubu polled 8,794,726 to emerge the winner.

Tinubu’s closest rival is the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, who polled 6,984,520.

APC tells Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar what to do as INEC declares Tinubu Nigeria’s president-elect

The presidential campaign council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accept defeat and congratulate Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect.

Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, February 28, Dele Alake, the council’s media adviser said now is the time for the two candidates to tow the path of former president Goodluck Jonathan by calling Bola Tinubu to congratulate him.

His words:

“We call on Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan by conceding defeat.”

Source: Legit.ng