President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, polled an overwhelming 10.99 million votes to defeat his only challenger, Stanley Osifo, in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
While Tinubu got 10.99 million votes, Osifo scored 16,503, harvesting the greater parts of his votes from Niger and Kano states in the primaries held in 8,809 wards across the country.
According to the statistics, the ruling party has 12.643 million registered voters, 11.069 million were accredited, 11.015 voted.
Announcing the primaries results at the President Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, Chairman of the Collation committee, Anyim Pius Anyim, described the exercise as very impressive.
He said Tinubu dominated all the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), winning 100 per cent votes while Osifo put up impressive performance in few states like Niger where he scored 5,248, Kano, 2,675, Lagos, 1,186, Abia, 1,007, Oyo 929, Benue, 779 and Nasarawa with 768 votes.
In almost all the states where the APC governors totaling 31 and other top brass of APC acted as coordinators and collation officers, Osifo scored zero.
Summarising the exercise, APC National Chairman, Nentewa Yilwatda, expressed happiness that the collation went smoothly and commended the agents for interrogating the figures.
“The agents have been challenging the results. It shows that APC is open when challenges arise, and mistakes were made. Corrections were done based on the suggestion of the representatives of the two aspirants.
“I am happy that this collation has gone smoothly with mutual respect from the two aspirants, and also the respect that every aspirant in the party has given to the party.
“At this defining moment, we have tidied up the collation. But let me thank the governors who were the returning officers of their states. Other people were selected to perform the function of returning officers of their states. Thank you so very much for the great job you have done, a sacrifice to the nation and to the party.
“At no cost to the party, you have done that. May God bless your efforts and what you have done for this great party,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has formally accepted the nomination to run for a second term in the 2027 presidential election, pledging to continue the “difficult but necessary” reforms that he says have steadied Nigeria’s economy and improved services while promising intensified action on security, education and infrastructure.
Speaking at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, Tinubu surrounded by his wife Oluremi, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, among others, framed his re-nomination as a call to consolidate gains, arguing that “continuity is essential—to consolidate reform, secure progress, and strengthen the foundation of a modern Nigeria.” He thanked party leaders and grassroots supporters and said he accepted the nomination “with humility and profound gratitude.”
