With 18 candidates vying for Nigeria’s top job, four major candidates have taken the lead in the poll conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Since the results were announced, 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 each won one or more states.
During a press conference at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, INEC’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated 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 chairman of INEC:
“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.”
| 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-chancellorUniversity of Uyo Akwa Ibom |
| 13 | Ekiti | Professor Akeem Lasisi | Vice-chancellorFederal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun |
| 14 | Enugu | Professor Madu Iwe | |
| 15 | Gombe | Professor Maimuna Waziri | Vice-chancellorFederal 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-chancellorFederal 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 |