Just In: Tinubu Secures APC Presidential Nomination With 10.9 Million Votes

After receiving almost 11 million votes in the party’s nationwide primary election, President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

Ahead of the upcoming election cycle, President Tinubu’s dominance within the ruling party was solidified by the results, which came from all 36 states as well as the Federal Capital Territory and showed him in a commanding lead over fellow candidate Stanley Osifo.

In the All Progressives Congress presidential primary, which was held across 8,809 wards nationwide, President Bola Tinubu received 10.99 million votes to defeat his lone opponent, who received 16,504 votes.

The numbers were revealed at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja during the ongoing national results collation.

In the South-West, Tinubu recorded commanding victories in key states considered strongholds of the party. 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 managed only marginal figures in the zone, including 1,186 votes in Lagos and 929 votes in Oyo, while recording zero votes in several states.

In the North-Central region, Tinubu maintained a wide lead with 310,990 votes in Kwara, 285,436 in Nasarawa, 241,720 in Plateau, 197,370 in Kogi, 175,487 in Niger, and 374,787 votes in Benue. The Federal Capital Territory also delivered 36,103 votes to the President, while Osifo failed to secure any vote there.

The South-East and South-South zones equally produced impressive numbers for Tinubu.

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. Osifo recorded modest figures in a handful of states, including 1,007 votes in Abia and 384 votes in Anambra.

At the end of collation, Tinubu emerged with a total of 10,999,967 votes, while Osifo garnered 16,504 votes nationwide.

The overwhelming support demonstrated by the 10.9 million votes clearly reflects the strong backing and confidence that many people have in Tinubu.