Tinubu wins APC primary with 10.99 million votes

President Bola Tinubu has won the All Progressives Congress presidential nomination for the 2027 election, securing more than 10.99 million votes in a direct primary held across the country’s 8,809 wards on Saturday. The result, announced Sunday in Abuja by the chairman of the APC election committee, Pius Anyim, gives Tinubu the party’s ticket for a second term bid.

Anyim, serving as returning officer, declared Tinubu the winner after collating results from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, it is therefore my duty as the returning officer for this primary election to declare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, winner of the presidential primary election and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 general election,” Anyim said.

Tinubu defeated his sole challenger, businessman Stanley Osifo, who received 16,503 votes. According to the election committee, 12,643,306 members were registered for the exercise, with 11,069,756 accredited and 11,015,665 votes cast. Osifo recorded zero votes in 21...