Peter Obi Received Our Votes In The Southeast And Southsouth, But He Did Not Win The Presidency - Atiku - Legitvibes -

: Despite his regional success, Obi finished third overall with 6,101,533 votes, behind Atiku ( 6,984,520 ) and the winner, Bola Tinubu ( 8,794,726 ). Post-Election Developments (2026/2027) How Obi's emergence cost Atiku Nigeria's presidency

: Atiku argued that winning a landslide in the Southeast and South-South is not enough to become president. He stated, "to become a president in this country you need votes from everywhere". : Despite his regional success, Obi finished third

In a press conference held in Abuja on , following the outcome of the presidential election, Atiku Abubakar , the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, acknowledged that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) had successfully captured votes in the Southeast and South-South regions. Atiku noted that while Obi "took our votes" in these traditional PDP strongholds, that support alone was insufficient to secure the presidency. In a press conference held in Abuja on

: In contrast, he secured roughly 14.2% of the votes across northern regions. : Obi secured approximately 43

: Obi secured approximately 43.0% of the votes across all southern regions.

During the press conference, Atiku addressed the impact of Peter Obi's performance on the PDP's results. His main points included:

The following sections detail Atiku's perspective and the electoral data surrounding these claims. Atiku Abubakar’s Perspective