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2027: Full Text of Tinubu's Acceptance Speech After Emerging APC Presidential Candidate

Tinubu defeated lone challenger Stanley Osifo as the APC said direct voting across all 36 states and the FCT produced 10,999,162 votes.

  • On Saturday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu secured the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for 2027, polling 10,999,162 votes to defeat his lone challenger, Stanley Osifo, in nationwide direct primary elections.
  • Presidential Electoral Committee Chairman Pius Anyim announced the results, noting the APC adopted a direct primary system allowing all members to vote, replacing the select-delegate model used in previous election cycles.
  • Primary turnout in Lagos reached 814,988 votes compared to Tinubu's 572,606 in 2023, while Adamawa State saw 644,149 votes versus 104,833 in the prior general election, demonstrating significantly higher participation.
  • National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda defended the primary, calling the turnout a "mock demonstration" of the general election and asserting the APC remains "the only viable vehicle for Nigeria's political future."
  • Political scientist Prof. Emmanuel Ojo described Osifo as "not a serious contender," while Folarin questioned primary figures, alleging vote counts in some states doubled Tinubu's 2023 margins.
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Daylight Reporters broke the news on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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