APC Presidential Primary: Tinubu defeats, Osinbajo, Amaechi, others, clings APC ticket

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, won the All Progressives Congress’ presidential ticket ahead of the coming 2023 presidential election.

He won the ticket having defeated 14 other aspirants that contested the race with a wide margin.

The former Lagos State governor scored 1271 vote to win the ticket with Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi scoring 316 as the first runner up.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came third in the contest with 235 votes.

Other aspirants in the race with their scores are: Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba – 1 vote, Pastor Tunde Bakare – 0 vote, Mr Ahmed Rufai – 4 votes, Senator Rochas Okorocha – 0 vote, Mr Jack Rich – 0 vote, Gov. Ben Ayade, Gov. David Umuahi -38 votes, Sen. Ahmed Yarima 101, Dr Ahmed Lawal 152 votes, Gov. Yahaya Bello – 47 and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu – 1 vote.

Nine aspirants had earlier withdrawn from the race including Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye, Dr Felix Nicholas, former Gov. Godswill Akpabio, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, former Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Gov. Muhammad Badaru, Sen. Ken Nnamani and Gov. Kayode Fayemi.

However, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has hailed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as counting and sorting are underway.

“PYO you remain my hero for life. Congratulations to everyone who has been part of this movement. God bless you all and may we not trade our nation away as some did yesterday,” Ojodu said.

The Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation’s top campaigner, Richard Akinnola, has congratulated the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, on his victory at the ongoing All Progressives Congress presidential primary.

On his Facebook page on Wednesday, Akinnola said though it Tinubu emerged victorious at the end of the exercise, he was proud of his support for the vice president.

He wrote, “Congratulations, Asiwaju Tinubu, the presumed winner of the primaries. In any contest, there must be a winner. However, I’m very proud of my choice of support in the person of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

“I have no iota of regret over my support for him. It was a privilege to play a pivotal role for him during the process.

“I would gladly do it over and over again. It’s a matter of conviction. And for all our supporters and other volunteers who worked assiduously, day and night on the PYO project, God bless you all.

A total of 2,260 delegates of the All Progressives Congress voted at the ongoing party’s Presidential Primary at Eagle Square, Abuja.

The total rundown of states and their respective accredited delegates are as follows:

Abia – 50; Adamawa- 62; Anambra- 63; Bayelsa- 24; Bauchi- 55; Benue- 64; Borno- 81; Cross River- 54; Delta- 73; Enugu- 51; Ekiti- 48; Edo- 54; Ebonyi- 38; FCT- 80.

Others are Gombe- 33; Imo- 81; Jigawa- 81; Lagos- 60; Plateau- 51; Katsina- 102; Kebbi- 63; Kwara- 48; Kogi- 63; Kaduna- 61; Kano- 126; Nasarawa- 39; Niger- 75; Ondo- 54; Ogun- 60; Oyo- 99; Osun- 90; Rivers- 69; Sokoto- 69; Taraba- 46; Yobe- 51 and Zamfara- 42.