The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the winner of the party’s presidential primary.

He obtained over 1,000 votes to defeat his closest rivals, ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

While Amaechi polled 316 votes, Osinbajo scored 235 votes.

He contested against thirteen other aspirants – 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 had earlier stepped down, eight of whom asked their supporters to vote for Tinubu, while one asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo.

Those who stepped down before voting began are Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, Robert Boroffice, Ken Nnamani, Ibikunle Amosun, Dimeji Bankole, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and Godswill Akpabio.

They asked their supporters to vote for Tinubu, just as the only female aspirant, Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye, followed suit.



Pastor Felix Nicholas, the United States of America-based aspirant also stepped down and asked his supporters to vote for Osinbajo.

A candidate, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, immediate past Minister of State for Education, was conspicuously absent at the convention.

The PUNCH had reported that selected members of the APC had gathered to choose the party’s candidate for next year’s election to replace the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Tinubu will face 75-year-old Atiku Abubakar of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party among others in the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria.

Buhari, who is stepping down after the two terms he is allowed in the constitution, had spent days leading up to the convention in negotiations with the APC’s leaders seeking unity over a party candidate.

“The fate of the party depends on what we do here,” APC party chairman Abdullahi Adamu said, echoing Buhari’s call for unity in the ranks.

“We cannot go into the general election next year without putting our house together.”



What Tinubu told delegates

Tinubu vowed to fight terrorism and insecurity in the country if elected as the next president in 2023.

Tinubu 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.

He described himself as a unifier and the one which the current moment in the country calls for.

“Nominate me as the party’s presidential candidate for 2023 because am competent and courageous to serve Nigeria, and deliver good governance,” he said.

Tinubu, a former two-term governor of Lagos State said he had the experience, record of achievements and the ability to deliver good governance if elected as the country’s next president.

“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,” he said.

Tinubu expressed optimism that as an indivisible united country, Nigerians shall overcome the destructive forces attempting to steal the destiny of the nation.

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Congrat

The fear of Jagaban is the beginning of wisdom

There are kings and there are KINGS
There are politicians and there are POLITICIANS
KING is greater than king
And POLITICIAN is greater than politician
It is not turning into a leopard that is hard, it is getting the spots of a leopard.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may you live long to govern Nigeria in good health and wisdom.
#JAGABANISM in the air

Nyamuriflathead:

The fear of Jagaban is the beginning of wisdom

There are kings and there are KINGS
There are politicians and there are POLITICIANS
KING is greater than king
And POLITICIAN is greater than politician
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu may you live long to live Nigeria in good health and wisdom.
#JAGABANISM

There are CRIMINALS, & there are Criminals.

Posterity will Judge your future, may Jehovah punish anyone like your type that ever mentions anything bad about our darling President Buhari again.

And the people said amen to that.

Alhamdulilai


Shout out to all the Real true believers of Jagaban,

Good work comrades we cleared the first hurdles even with all their curses and insults, (Urchins, Miscreants, 30k collector)

we took it like men and supported Tinubu based on our conviction and his experience in Lagos State

Perseverance is a true virtue




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Cha E!

Congratulations Jagaban.
Atiku and Igbos must be having a high BP right now

After all the conspiracy theories, bitterness and effort to portray us as potential betrayers finally we are vindicated and the votes and support of our Governors, delegates and the neutral position taken by the President, Tinubu emerged flagbearer of APC.
Next conspiracy theories awaits the haters. BAT all the way

BAT2023

Am happy ......let's watch and see how Emirs and the Sultans will not only be shaking hands of a Pastor Frist Lady but also bow down to her.....

#PastorfirstLady

buckeyemedia:
There are CRIMINALS, & there are Criminals.

Posterity will Judge your future, may Jehovah punish anyone like your type that ever mentions anything bad about our darling President Buhari again.

And the people said amen to that.

Eat shit

THE CANNIBALS ARE SHOCKED BEYOND BELIEF! Someone check on them please!

Tinubu’s Political Sagacity is Worth a PHD in Political Science

ArewaNorth:
After all the conspiracy theories, bitterness and effort to portray us as potential betrayers finally we are vindicated and the votes and support of our Governors, delegates and the neutral position taken by the President, Tinubu emerged flagbearer of APC.
Next conspiracy theories awaits the haters. BAT all the way

Am happy ......let's watch and see how Emirs and the Sultans will not only be shaking hands of a Pastor Frist Lady but also bow down to her..... grin grin grin

#PastorfirstLady

-Okoro bufo

Congrats to the bullion van master

Double twale for eze gburuburu of igbo land, Maxi Okechukwu Bola Tinubu......

Follow who knows road jare, Jagaban of Africa nah baba iyalaya gbogbo won.... Today, we don separate boys from men

ON TINUBU's MANDATE I STILL STAND GIDIGBA

ArewaNorth:
After all the conspiracy theories, bitterness and effort to portray us as potential betrayers finally we are vindicated and the votes and support of our Governors, delegates and the neutral position taken by the President, Tinubu emerged flagbearer of APC.
Next conspiracy theories awaits the haters. BAT all the way

They went from:
Oyel candidate to
Special candidate to
Consexus candidate to
Cabal and National Chairman will disgrace Tinubu, to Buhari hates Tinubu,
to Tinubu will be disqualified,
To Tinubu won't be cleared,
To GEJ has been chosen,
To Osibanjo will win
To Amaechi is Buhari's joker card
To Tinubu can never win,
To even if Tinubu wins, he can't defeat Atiku,
To even if Tinubu wins APC primary, Obi will win....

These lots are shameless lying lowlife irredeemable idiots, hopeless inconsequential fools that are driven by hate and envy, and have no single iota of dignity. They will surely spin another round of conspiracies and their fellow congregation of fools will be there to cheer then on and wallow in their unending misery and sorrowful depression. They will soon commit suicide

Looting from looters, Borrowing and looting, insecurity, hardship , unemployment will continue...

Good job guys. Kudos to the delegates.

-Okoro bufo

We are always telling them but will never listen. My in coming president Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TINUBU come 2023. Gbam!!!

-Okoro bufo

I expected PYO to be APC candidate.

However I am a proponent of RESTRUCTURING and can BAT give Nigeria that which it seriously needed IF he wins 2023 Presidential elections?

Restructuring is the key to a better Nigeria cos there's is no middle ground.

Children of hate, Northern slaves, meth addicts, drug dealers, ritualists, nnamdi cownu slaves, hypocrites, vacillators, region of political miscalculators... How market ooo?

Ok

Congratulations. Let's crown it with the Presidency
-Okoro bufo

That means Obi is flying into aso rock next year

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