Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, has been declared the winner of the party’s presidential primaries which ended today at Eagle’s Square, Abuja.
Tinubu won 1271 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Amaechi got316 votes while Osinbajo gained 235 votes.
For the APC primaries, Tinubu contested against thirteen other aspirants including Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Governor Ben Ayade, Governor David Umahi, Senator Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawan, Osinbajo, Amaechi, Governor Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.
Nine aspirants earlier stepped down, out of which eight asked their supporters to vote for Tinubu. The other one however, asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo. Candidates who stepped down before voting began include Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Robert Boroffice, Ken Nnamani, Ibikunle Amosun, Dimeji Bankole, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and Godswill Akpabio. Pastor Felix Nicholas, the United States of America-based aspirant also stepped down and asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo.
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, a candidate and immediate past Minister of State for Education, was absent at the convention.
Tinubu will now face 75-year-old Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party among others in the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria.
Tinubu has vowed to fight terrorism and insecurity in the country if elected asNigeria’s president in 2023. he also commended the other 23 aspirants in the race for conducting what he described as a decent campaign, saying that the competition would eventually make the APC stronger.
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He further described himself as a unifier and the one which the current issues in the country calls for. He also said he has the experience, record of achievements and the ability to deliver good governance if elected as the country’s next president. In his words,
“I have done this in Lagos State as governor for two terms. I humbly ask you to allow me to use these skills and experiences to advance the nation.
“Ours shall be a land where all Nigerians will have an equal chance and no one is excluded because of his ethnic background, religious creed, place of origin or social status, we are all Nigerians.
“By this statement, I seek your help and support to become our party’s nominee and standard-bearer in the coming February 2023 presidential elections.
