Bola Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor has emerged as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general elections.
Tinubu defeated other aspirants, including Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president; Ahmad Lawan, senate president; Yahaya Bello, Kogi State governor; Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers State governor; Ben Ayade, Cross River State governor and David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, at the primary characterized by intrigues.
The former Lagos State governor polled 1271 votes to defeat Amaechi who had 316 votes; Osinbajo took the third position with 235 votes while Ahmad Lawan came fourth with 152 votes.

Yahaya Bello scored 47 votes to take the fifth position.

Umahi scored 38 while Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, and Rochas Okorocha scored zero votes each.

A total number of 2, 203 (Two thousand, two hundred and three) accredited delegates voted at the election.

After several ‘back and forth’ that included a rowdy accreditation process, proceedings got underway towards 8 pm on Tuesday.

Subsequently, aspirants were asked to make speeches and in a remarkable turn of events, seven aspirants announced that they were stepping down for Tinubu.


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