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The 2007 presidential election was so corrupt even the winner admitted it was flawed.

How Nigerians voted in the 2007 presidential election | Pulse Nigeria

Samson Toromade

<h2>The 2007 presidential election is considered the most controversial and corrupt to ever produce a Nigerian president in the Fourth Republic.</h2>

The top candidates were Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP), who lost his second presidential election, and Atiku Abubakar of the Action Congress (AC) who had just finished an eight-year tenure as vice-president.

<h3>What was so bad about the 2007 presidential election?</h3>

The election witnessed so many electoral malpractices that even President Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar'Adua, the winner, admitted it was flawed.

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the time, Maurice Iwu, took local and international flak for how he conducted the election.

The total number of votes he announced as the result of the election was different from the total later published on the INEC website, with a disparity of nearly 28,000 votes.

61.6 million voters registered for the election and approximately 58% voted, but INEC didn't provide data for the voter turnout.

More bizarrely, the Iwu-led INEC never produced a state-by-state breakdown of the results, the only presidential election with this distinction. The total number of votes won by Yar’Adua also remains the highest ever scored by any candidate.

Here's how Nigerians reportedly voted for president in 2007.

<h3>This is the result Iwu announced:</h3>

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP) — 24,638,063 (69.60%)

Muhammadu Buhari (ANPP) — 6,605,299 (18.66%)

Atiku Abubakar (AC) — 2,637,848 (7.45%)

Orji Uzor Kalu (PPA) — 608,803 (1.72%)

Attahiru Bafarawa (DPP) — 289,224 (0.82%)

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (APGA) — 155,947 (0.44%)

Pere Ajuwa (AD) — 89,241 (0.25%)

Christopher Okotie (FRESH) — 74,049 (0.21%)

Patrick Utomi (ADC) — 50,849 (0.14%)

Asakarawon Olapere (NPC) — 33,771 (0.10%)

Ambrose Owuru (HDP) — 28,519 (0.08%)

Arthur Nwankwo (PMP) — 24,164 (0.07%)

Emmanuel Okereke (ALP) — 22,677 (0.06%)

Lawrence Adedoyin (APS) — 22,409 (0.06%)

Aliyu Habu Fari (NDP) — 21,974 (0.06%)

Galtima Liman (NNPP) — 21,665 (0.06%)

Maxi Okwu (CPP) — 14,027 (0.04%)

Sunny Okogwu (RPN) — 13,566 (0.04%)

Iheanyichukwu Nnaji (BNPP) — 11,705 (0.03%)

Osagie Obayuwana (NCP) — 8,229 (0.02%)

Olapade Agoro (NAC) — 5,752 (0.02%)

Akpone Solomon (NMDP) — 5,664 (0.02%)

Aminu Abubakar (NUP) — 4,355 (0.01%)

Mojisola Adekunle Obasanjo (MMN) — 4,309 (0.01%)

<h3>This is the result INEC posted, a result that omitted ADC’s Patrick Utomi:</h3>

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP) - 24,784,227 (69.96%)

Muhammadu Buhari (ANPP) - 6,607,419 (18.65%)

Atiku Abubakar (AC) - 2,567,798 (7.25%)

Orji Uzor Kalu (PPA) - 608,833 (1.72%)

Attahiru Bafarawa (DPP) - 289,324 (0.82%)

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu - Ojukwu (APGA) 155,947 (0.44%)

Chris Okotie (FRESH) - 74,049 (0.21%)

Asakarawon Olapere (NPC) - 33,771 (0.10%)

Ambrose Owuru (HDP) - 28,518 (0.08%)

Arthur Nwankwo (PMP) - 24,164 (0.07%)

Emmanuel Okereke (ALP) - 22,592 (0.06%)

Lawrence Adedoyin (APS) - 22,459 (0.06%)

Aliyu Habu Fari (NDP) - 21,974 (0.06%)

Galtima Liman (NNPP) - 21,665 (0.06%)

Sunny Okogwu (RPN) - 13,566 (0.04%)

Iheanyichukwu Godswill Nnaji (BNPP) - 11,705 (0.03%)

Osagie Obayuwana (NCP) - 8,229 (0.02%)

Olapade Agoro (NAC) - 5,692 (0.02%)

Akpone Solomon (NMDP) - 5,666 (0.02%)

Aminu Abubakar (NUP) - 4,355 (0.01%)

Mojisola Adekunle Obasanjo (MMN) - 4,309 (0.01%)

Note: ADC candidate, Pat Utomi, was completely missing from the result on the INEC website.

APGA - All Progressives' Grand Alliance

BNPP - Better Nigeria Progressive Party

NMDP - National Majority Democratic Party

PPA - Progressive People's Alliance

*Data sourced from African Elections Database due to the absence of verified data from INEC.

ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/1999-presidential-election-how-nigerians-voted/8ed9f90">How Nigerians voted in the 1999 presidential election</a> and <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/2003-presidential-election-how-nigerians-voted/m7fn68j">2003 presidential election</a>

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