By Ayodele Oni
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primary Election Committee, chaired by former Senate President Pius Anyim, has collated 10.99 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the primary election held on Saturday.
Report from the collation centre in Abuja, indicated that President Tinubu has secured the APC presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections, defeating his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, in a landslide victory.
Tinubu polled a staggering 10.99 million votes across the country’s 8,809 wards, reaffirming his grip on the ruling party’s structure ahead of his re-election bid.
Osifo, a businessman and politician, who previously ran for the presidency under the Alliance for Social Democrats (ASD) in 2019 before joining the APC, managed to secure 16,504 votes.
The official results emerged from the national collation center at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
The national collation process was overseen by the APC Presidential Primary Election Committee, chaired by former Senate President Pius Anyim.
The direct primary format in which all financial members of APC took part on Saturday witnessed large turnout nationwide.
APC governors from 31 states, alongside top party stalwarts acting as state coordinators and collation officers, presented their respective state results to the national committee.
President Tinubu dominated the polls in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), capturing 100 percent of the cast votes in several states.
Despite the lopsided outcome, Osifo managed to register noticeable numbers in a few key states, including, Niger, Kano, Lagos, Bauchi and Abia.
Tinubu, in a reaction to the exercise lauded governors for enduring smooth exercise in their respective states.
Speaking after casting his vote at Ikoyi-Obalende Ward L2 in Lagos, the President said the exercise afforded party members to pick their leaders across all levels.
He hailed the exercise across the country as peaceful, transparent and a reflection of strong internal democracy within the ruling party.
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