President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after securing an overwhelming victory in the party’s nationwide primary election.
Results announced during the national collation exercise at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja showed Tinubu polling 10,999,967 votes to defeat his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, who secured 16,504 votes.
The presidential primary was conducted across 8,809 wards nationwide.
The results were presented by governors and senior party officials serving as state coordinators and collation officers to the Presidential Primary Election Committee chaired by former Senate President Pius Anyim.
Tinubu recorded commanding victories across all geopolitical zones, particularly in the South-West, traditionally regarded as a stronghold of the ruling party.
In the region, 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 posted limited figures in the zone, including 1,186 votes in Lagos and 929 in Oyo, while recording no votes in some states.
The President also secured strong support in the North-West, where Kaduna returned 618,914 votes, Kano 500,852, Katsina 467,003, Kebbi 292,972, Sokoto 301,000 and Zamfara 321,579 votes.
In the North-Central, Tinubu polled 374,787 votes in Benue, 310,990 in Kwara, 285,436 in Nasarawa, 241,720 in Plateau, 197,370 in Kogi and 175,487 in Niger. The Federal Capital Territory contributed 36,103 votes.
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The South-East and South-South regions also delivered strong returns for the President.
He secured 582,960 votes in Imo, 383,382 in Enugu, 207,579 in Ebonyi, 161,005 in Abia and 43,034 in Anambra.
In the South-South, Tinubu polled 407,646 votes in Delta, 389,197 in Akwa Ibom, 280,082 in Rivers and 227,192 in Bayelsa.
At the conclusion of the collation process, Tinubu was formally returned as the APC flagbearer for the 2027 presidential election, further consolidating his position within the ruling party ahead of the next electoral cycle.
