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2023 Nigerian presidential election in Anambra State

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Registered	2,536,156
Turnout	24.79%
Nominee Peter Obi Party LP Home state Anambra Running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed Popular vote 584,621 Percentage 95.24%
President before election Muhammadu Buhari APC Elected President Bola Tinubu APC

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Anambra State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.

Background

Anambra State is a small, Igbo-majority southeastern state; although it is one of the most developed states in the nation, Anambra has faced challenges in security as both the nationwide kidnapping epidemic and separatist violence have heavily affected the region. Originally launched ostensibly to defend ethnic Igbos from herdsmen and government attacks, the separatist organization Indigenous People of Biafra's Eastern Security Network began violently enforcing economically destructive weekly lockdowns in 2021 and swiftly were criticized for committing human rights abuses against civilians it was meant to protect. These atrocities coupled with law enforcement brutality and herder–farmer clashes worsened the security situation prior to the election.

Politically, the 2019 elections were categorized by competitive contests between the state PDP and APGA. Statewise, the majority of House of Assembly seats were won by APGA. The parties split the eleven House of Representatives seats with the PDP winning 6 seats and APGA winning 5 seats while two senate seats went to the PDP and one seat was gained by the YPP. For the presidency, Anambra was easily won by PDP nominee Atiku Abubakar by an 81% margin of victory.

Polling

Polling organisation/client	Fieldwork date	Sample size					Others	Undecided	Undisclosed	Not voting
			Tinubu APC	Obi LP	Kwankwaso NNPP	Abubakar PDP
BantuPage	December 2022	N/A	0%	76%	0%	0%	–	6%	2%	15%
Nextier (Anambra crosstabs of national poll)	27 January 2023	N/A	–	96.6%	–	2.2%	–	1.1%	–	–
SBM Intelligence for EiE (Anambra crosstabs of national poll)	22 January-6 February 2023	N/A	2%	85%	–	1%	–	11%	–	–

Projections

General election

Results

By senatorial district

The results of the election by senatorial district.

By federal constituency

The results of the election by federal constituency.

By local government area

The results of the election by local government area.

See also

• 2023 Nigerian elections
• 2023 Nigerian presidential election

Notes

1. AfricaElects projections predict the likelihood of a candidate winning a state by categorizing a state as "Safe" for exceedingly likely, "Likely" for somewhat likely, and "Lean" for least likely. If no clear determination could be made, states are categorized as "tossups".
2. Dataphyte projections predict candidates' projected votal shares in each state.
3. EiE-SBM projections predict which candidates will win states.
4. SBM projections predict which candidates will win states or, if no determination could be made, categorizes states as "Too close to call" (TCC).
5. ThisDay projections predict candidates' projected votal shares in each state.
6. SBM projections predict which candidates will win states or, if no determination could be made, categorizes states as "Battlegrounds."
7. Comprising the local government areas of Anaocha, Awka North, Awka South, Dunukofia, Idemili North, Idemili South, and Njikoka.
8. Comprising the local government areas of Ayamelum, Anambra East, Anambra West, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, and Oyi.
9. Comprising the local government areas of Aguata, Ekwusigo, Ihiala, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Orumba North, and Orumba South.
10. Comprising the local government area of Aguata.
11. Comprising the local government areas of Anambra East and Anambra West.
12. Comprising the local government areas of Awka North and Awka South.
13. Comprising the local government areas of Idemili North and Idemili South.
14. Comprising the local government area of Ihiala.
15. Comprising the local government areas of Anaocha, Dunukofia, and Njikoka.
16. Comprising the local government areas of Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, and Nnewi South.
17. Comprising the local government area of Ogbaru.
18. Comprising the local government areas of Onitsha North and Onitsha South.
19. Comprising the local government areas of Orumba North and Orumba South.
20. Comprising the local government areas of Ayamelum and Oyi.

References

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• March 2023 events in Nigeria
• 2023 Anambra State elections
• 2023 Nigerian presidential election