President Tinubu Re-emerges APC&#039;s Presidential Candidate for 2027 Elections

‎Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially been declared the winner of the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 elections, making him the official APC presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.

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‎The results, drawn from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, showed President Tinubu in a lead against fellow aspirant Stanley Osifo,securing 10.99 million votes to defeat his sole rival, who polled 16,504 votes, in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election held across 8,809 wards of the 774 local governments nationwide.

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‎The declaration was made by the Chairman of the APC Presidential Primaries Committee, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, following the collation exercise held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja

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‎Reports say, President Tinubu will return to Abuja, the nation’s capital, from Lagos ‎accompanied by the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, at the ICC for the official presentation of the certificate of return and All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 presidential candidacy flag.

‎In the South-West, Tinubu recorded commanding victories in key states considered strongholds of the party. He polled 814,988 votes in Lagos, 322,485 in Ogun, 181,996 in Ondo, 142,754 in Oyo, 100,888 in Osun, and 85,340 votes in Ekiti. Osifo managed only marginal figures in the zone, including 1,186 votes in Lagos and 929 votes in Oyo, while recording zero votes in several states.

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‎The president also topped the chart against his opponent across other zones of the country.

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