Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been declared the winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election after the results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were officially announced.

Tunde Ogbeha, the returning officer of the ADC presidential primary election made the announcement on Wednesday night.

The development followed the resumption of the collation process. The ADC had on Tuesday night adjourned the collation of the nationwide exercise, with the results from 12 states still outstanding at the time.

Following the final collation of the remaining states, the official figures showed Atiku polling a total of 1,855,787 votes to secure the party’s ticket. He maintained a wide margin over his closest rival, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, who secured 509,397 votes, while former banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen recorded 180,903 votes.

According to the breakdown of the state-by-state results, Hayatu-Deen won Kwara State, while Amaechi secured victories in Bayelsa and Rivers states. Atiku won the remaining states and the FCT to claim the overall victory.

ADC Presidential Primary Final Result:

1. Atiku 1,855,787
2. Amaechi 509,397
3. Hayatudeen 180,903

Total votes cast  2,546,457

Breakdown:

1. Kebbi
Amaechi — 5,931
Atiku — 65,523
Hayatu-Deen — 454

2. Anambra
Amaechi — 17,085
Atiku — 58,566
Hayatu-Deen — 7,861

3. Abia
Amaechi — 18,339
Atiku — 25,153
Hayatu-Deen — 2,264

4. Ekiti
Amaechi — 1,574
Atiku — 18,395
Hayatu-Deen — 149

5. Ondo
Amaechi — 6,031
Atiku — 18,287
Hayatu-Deen — 875

6. Gombe
Amaechi — 1,140
Atiku — 136,933
Hayatu-Deen — 455

7. FCT
Amaechi — 14,721
Atiku — 18,704
Hayatu-Deen — 5,576

8. Oyo
Amaechi — 1,553
Atiku — 23,011
Hayatu-Deen — 568

9. Imo
Amaechi — 7,659
Atiku — 52,222
Hayatu-Deen — 1,121

10. Yobe
Amaechi — 300
Atiku — 44,841
Hayatu-Deen — 365

11. Nasarawa
Amaechi — 13,656
Atiku — 41,649
Hayatu-Deen — 6,774

12. Enugu
Amaechi — 15,127
Atiku — 33,879
Hayatu-Deen — 669

13. Benue
Amaechi — 30,881
Atiku — 55,177
Hayatu-Deen — 22,141

14. Osun
Amaechi — 72
Atiku — 12,321
Hayatu-Deen — 4,558

15. Kogi
Amaechi — 23,573
Atiku — 48,351
Hayatu-Deen — 9,173

16. Taraba
Amaechi — 25,150
Atiku — 48,523
Hayatu-Deen — 8,369

17. Kano
Amaechi — 9,994
Atiku — 155,595
Hayatu-Deen — 15,914

18. Akwa Ibom
Amaechi — 20,343
Atiku — 17,623
Hayatu-Deen — 2,054

19. Adamawa
Amaechi — 1,896
Atiku — 177,141
Hayatu-Deen — 18,949

20. Sokoto
Amaechi — 292
Atiku — 63,823
Hayatu-Deen — 319

21. Zamfara
Amaechi — 191
Atiku — 60,500
Hayatu-Deen — 446

22. Borno
Amaechi — 2493
Atiku — 86,084
Hayatu-Deen — 23,011

23. Ebonyi
Amaechi — 6,400
Atiku — 1,210
Hayatu-Deen — 4,840

24. Niger
Amaechi — 10,560
Atiku — 79,206
Hayatu-Deen — 15,840

25. Plateau
Amaechi — 13,494
Atiku — 47,559
Hayatu-Deen — 3,330

26. Ogun
Amaechi — 10,158
Atiku — 25,634
Hayatu-Deen — 567

27. Jigawa
Amaechi — 1,241
Atiku — 51,238
Hayatu-Deen — 848

28. Katsina
Amaechi — 31,198
Atiku — 74,444
Hayatu-Deen — 17,951

29. Cross River
Amaechi — 16,163
Atiku — 17,461
Hayatu-Deen — 1,111

30. Delta
Amaechi — 35,325
Atiku — 10,023
Hayatu-Deen — 6,032

31. Lagos
Amaechi — 6,791
Atiku — 37,783
Hayatu-Deen — 2,144

32. Rivers
Amaechi — 115,650
Atiku — 912
Hayatu-Deen — 1,142

33. Bayelsa
Amaechi — 21,404
Atiku — 1,470
Hayatu-Deen — 439

34. Edo
Amaechi — 9,326
Atiku — 15,918
Hayatu-Deen — 1,888

35. Bauchi
Amaechi — 1,127
Atiku — 115,410
Hayatu-Deen — 1,845

36. Kwara
Amaechi — 7,195
Atiku — 6,805
Hayatu-Deen — 8,442

37. Kaduna
Amaechi — 5,454
Atiku — 108,784
Hayatu-Deen — 2,434