: There have been high-profile discussions and symbolic visits involving opposition leaders at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Historically, according to official results from the , Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes , followed by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi .

Public sentiment remains deeply divided, as reflected in various forums and news outlets like Legit.ng:

: Peter Obi and his team filed petitions to challenge the results in court, claiming the electoral process was fraudulent and that he, in fact, won the mandate.