A recent report has suggested that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who emerged as the victor in the 2023 presidential elections, could potentially have faced defeat.

Published by TheCable, this report highlights a noteworthy detail: all of Tinubu's primary opponents were former members of the main opposition party, the PDP.

Collectively, they garnered a significant total of 14,582,740 votes, surpassing the number of votes secured by Tinubu to secure the presidency.

For context, the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Tinubu, received a total of 8,794,726 votes to clinch the victory over his rivals, which included Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP).

Atiku, the former Vice President, secured the second position with a total of 6,984,520 votes, while Obi accumulated 6,101,533 votes, placing him third in the race. Kwankwaso came in fourth with 1,496,687 votes.

In terms of the nationwide distribution of votes, the APC garnered 37%, compared to PDP's 29%, and LP's 25%.

ICYMI: How Tinubu lost but won the 2023 presidential election. #TheCableIndex pic.twitter.com/ZcoHmvbNQI— TheCableIndex (@thecableindex) May 25, 2023