The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been announced winner of the party’s primary election.
Tinubu gathered half of the total votes to beat his major opponents, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
About 2,322 delegates from across the country had stormed Eagles Square, Abuja, to elect the flagbearer of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections.
While Tinubu got 1,299 votes, his major opponents, the former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo secured 292 and 216 votes respectively.
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan got 140 votes while the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello scored 42 votes.
Among all the aspirants who procured the ₦100 million nomination forms, 23 were successfully screened to participate in the primary.
With the current development, Tinubu will face former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other party candidates to battle for the top political office in the forthcoming 2023 elections.
The National Leader of the APC also shared a warm handshake with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as he coasted to victory in the party’s presidential primary.
