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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In an election that held no surprises whatsoever, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday defeated his lone challenger, Stanley Osifo, in the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential primaries to clinch the party’s ticket for the 2027 general elections. The president polled 10,999, 162 votes to beat his lone challenger, who polled 16, 503, in the direct primary elections which held across the country on Saturday. The chairman of the party’s Pr…
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2027: Full text of Tinubu's acceptance speech after emerging APC presidential candidate
President Bola Tinubu was presented with the certificate of return on Sunday, following his win as the All progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Tinubu polled 10.99 million votes to defeat his only rival, Stanley Osifo, who garnered 16,504 votes in the presidential primaries held in 8,809 wards across the country. After being announced as winner, the president spoke about the journey of democracy …
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*As Tinubu Wins APC Primary With 10.9m Votes President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election and confirmed as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general election, polling 10,999,162 votes to defeat his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, who scored 16,503 votes in a direct primary conducted across 8,809 wards and 774 local government areas nationwide. However, the exercise…
Tinubu Secures APC Presidential Ticket With Nearly 11 Million Votes, Vows To Deepen Economic Reforms - Lagos Television
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general elections after polling 10,999,162 votes in the party’s nationwide presidential primaries. Speaking after receiving the APC certificate of return and symbolic flag at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, President Tinubu pledged to consolidate ongoing economic...
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