President Bola Tinubu has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket for the 2027 election after recording a landslide victory in the party’s presidential primary held across Nigeria on Saturday.
The incumbent overwhelmingly defeated his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, in most states where results have been declared, with Mr Osifo recording zero or negligible votes in several states.
The largely peaceful election was supervised by governors appointed as collation officers by the APC.
In Rivers State, Tinubu polled 280,468 votes while Osifo recorded zero votes across the state’s 23 local government areas, according to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
In Edo State, Tinubu secured 131,096 votes against Mr Osifo’s one vote. Governor Monday Okpebholo, who served as the returning officer, described the process as peaceful and transparent.
