Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Ticket, Beat Osinbajo, Amaechi

From Ogundele Olanrewaju

Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has emerged the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken unassailable lead having received more than have of the 2,322 votes from the delegates and he is projected to win comfortably.

The votes are still being counted, but his closest rivals have been counted as at the time of filing this report on Wednesday.

Tinubu is projected to have polled over 1,600 votes out of the 2,303 accredited delegates.

Nine aspirants withdrew from the race while 14 presidential hopeful participated in the primaries.

Tinubu’s distanced rival and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, secured 316 votes to come second.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came third with 235 votes while Senate President Ahmad Lawan came fourth.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi secured 47 votes.

Chukwuemeka Uwajuiba scored one vote. The former Minister of Education didn’t show up at the convention.

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu got one vote.

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State polled 38 votes.

Pastor Tunde Bakare got zero vote. Also, former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha got zero vote.

Senator Ahmed Rufai Sani, former Governor of Zamfara State, got four votes.

Earlier, seven presidential aspirants had stepped down for Tinubu.

The aspirants that pitched their tents with Tinubu at the convention ground include Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa.

Others include former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Senator Ajayi Borroffice, ex-Speaker Dimeji Bankole and Mrs. Uju Ohanenye