By Bukola Hameed
Former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won the APC Presidential ticket to fly the party’s flag at the 2023 general election.
He won the election by a landslide after beating the likes of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
Declaring Tinubu winner of the primaries, governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State who returned Tinubu as the elected candidate said he scored the highest number of votes and thereby declared the winner.
“This is to certify that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, having scored the highest number of votes cast, is hereby declared the winner.”
“In line with the provisions of the constitution of our great party and by the power conferred on me as the Returning Officer of this special convention, I, Atiku Bagudu, do hereby declare Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of our party in the 2023 presidential election.”
Tinubu polled a total of 1,271 votes – more than four times the votes scored by his closet rival, Amaechi who had 316 votes.
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