Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primary With 10.9m Votes Ahead Of 2027 Elections

President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 elections after winning the party’s primary.

The result was announced by Anyim Pius Anyim, chairman of the APC election committee, on Sunday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

The primary election took place on Saturday across 8,809 wards and 774 local government areas nationwide.

According to Anyim, Tinubu polled 10,999,162 votes, defeating his only opponent, Stanley Osifo, who scored 16,503 votes.

He also disclosed that 12,643,306 party members were registered for the exercise, stressing that out of this number, 11,069,756 were accredited, while 11,015,665 votes were eventually cast.

“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, it is therefore my duty as the returning officer for this primary election to declare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, winner of the presidential primary election and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 general election,” he said.

Reacting to the outcome, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma said the exercise reflects the party’s readiness to compete strongly in the next election.

“APC is growing day by day, more robustly, stronger, more popular, ready to go into any contest at any time,” he said.

Uzodimma added that the APC continues to grow in strength and popularity, describing it as a solid platform with a reliable membership base.

KanyiDaily recalls that Governor Uzodimma said on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu has done enough in office to deserve another term.