President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after securing nearly 11 million votes in the party’s nationwide primary election.
The results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory showed Tinubu defeating his only challenger, Stanley Osifo, by a wide margin.
The direct primary election was conducted across 8,809 wards nationwide, with Tinubu polling 10,999,967 votes, while Osifo secured only 16,504 votes.
The results were announced during the ongoing collation exercise at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
Governors from 31 states, alongside other senior APC officials, presented the results from their respective states to the Presidential Primary Election Committee chaired by former Senate President, Pius Anyim.
In the South-West region, Tinubu recorded overwhelming victories in major APC strongholds. He secured 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.
In the North-West, Kaduna delivered 618,914 votes for Tinubu, Kano gave him 500,852 votes, Katsina returned 467,003 votes, Kebbi recorded 292,972 votes, Sokoto delivered 301,000 votes, while Zamfara added 321,579 votes.
Tinubu also dominated the North-Central region, polling 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 gave him 36,103 votes.
In the South-East and South-South regions, Tinubu maintained a strong lead, securing 582,960 votes in Imo, 383,382 in Enugu, 207,579 in Ebonyi, and 407,646 votes in Delta State.
Reports showed that Osifo recorded low figures in most states, while in some states he failed to secure a single vote.
