The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been declared as the winner of the ruling party, APC Presidential Primary Election which was held at Eagle Square in Abuja.
Asiwaju Tinubu won 1668 votes after votes in all the boxes that were sorted & count.
He is trailed by former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
While Amaechi has obtained 316 votes, Osinbajo polled 235 votes respectively.
Other Fourteen aspirants are Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Gov. Ben Ayade, Gov. David Umuahi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Sen. Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.
Nine aspirants had earlier withdrawn from the race including Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye, Dr Felix Nicholas, former Gov. Godswill Akpabio, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, former Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Gov. Muhammad Badaru, Sen. Ken Nnamani and Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
Here’s the results.. 👇
Bola Tinubu – 1668
Yemi Osinbajo – 235
Tunde Bakare – 0 Votes
Ahmed Rufai – 4 Votes
Umahi David – 38 votes
Nwajiuba Ifeanyi – 1 Vote
Amaechi Rotimi – 316 Votes
Rochas Okorocha – 0 votes
Ahmed Lawan – 152 votes
Ogbonnaya Onu – 1 vote
Ben Ayade – 37 votes
Chief Mukelu – 0 vote
However, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has hailed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo after losing the primary election.
“PYO you remain my hero for life. Congratulations to everyone who has been part of this movement. God bless you all and may we not trade our nation away as some did yesterday,” Ojodu said.
A total of 2,260 delegates of the All Progressives Congress voted at the ongoing party’s Presidential Primary at Eagle Square, Abuja.
The total rundown of states and their respective accredited delegates are as follows:
Abia – 50; Adamawa- 62; Anambra- 63; Bayelsa- 24; Bauchi- 55; Benue- 64; Borno- 81; Cross River- 54; Delta- 73; Enugu- 51; Ekiti- 48; Edo- 54; Ebonyi- 38; FCT- 80.
Others are Gombe- 33; Imo- 81; Jigawa- 81; Lagos- 60; Plateau- 51; Katsina- 102; Kebbi- 63; Kwara- 48; Kogi- 63; Kaduna- 61; Kano- 126; Nasarawa- 39; Niger- 75; Ondo- 54; Ogun- 60; Oyo- 99; Osun- 90; Rivers- 69; Sokoto- 69; Taraba- 46; Yobe- 51 and Zamfara- 42.
The selected members of APC have gathered to choose a candidate for next year’s election to replace the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Tinubu has now been selected as the candidate to face 75-year-old Atiku Abubakar of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, among others in the February 25, 2023 presidential ballot.
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