Tinubu Win APC Ticket and Nigerians React
It is no longer news that the one-time Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu won the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket yesterday with 1,271. He will fly the ruling party’s flag next year.
He defeated 13 other aspirants in an elective primary.
Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi polled 316 to trail him. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo got 235 votes to come third.
Senate President Ahmed Lawan scored 152 votes; governors Yahaya Bello (Kogi) recorded 47; Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) has 38 votes and Prof. Ben Ayade Crossn Rivers garnered 37 votes.
Former Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Tein Jack-Rich and Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu had no vote.
The signal for Tinubu’s victory manifested before voting by the accredited 2,203 delegates began voting at the Eagle Square venue of the convention in Abuja.
Seven of the initial 23 aspirants – Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa); former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio; Senators Ibikunle Amosun and Ajayi Boroffice; former House of Representatives Speaker Dimeji Bankole and Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye – stepped down for him.
Former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani had withdrawn from the race before the convention.
The Eagle Square went into frenzy moment when the Election Management Committee of the presidential primary announced the winner of the primary.
- Bola Tinubu – 1,271
- Rotimi Amaechi – 316
- Yemi Osinbajo – 235
- Ahmed Lawan – 152
- Yahaya Bello Kogi – 47
- Dave Umahi – 38
- Ben Ayade – 37
- Ahmed Sani Yerima – 4
- Ogbonnaya Onu – 1
- Emeka Nwaujiba – 1
- Rochas Okorocha – 0
- Tunde Bakare – 0
- Tein Jack-Rich – 0
- Ikeobasi Mokelu – 0
*Tinubu Moslem, Atiku Moslem mmmmmmmm
*The man is sick nau, why is he struggling to be president. Which kin nonesense be dis. One sick old man goes out, another one is running upandan to take his place. Laiye
*The man has bought the delegates, let us see how he will buy the whole Nigerians to vote for him.
*Others like Amechi were buying the delegates, while he was buying the aspirants
*Jagaban of Lagos is not the jagaban of Nigeria.
I am happy that the man won. This is now the chance for the youth to take their revenge over the Lekki toll gate killings
@PerfectAUS wrote: “It was obvious Tinubu will emerge APC presidential flag bearer, it’s also unfortunate that with the rotten structure in the Nigerian electoral system jagaban is likely to emerge winner of 2023 presidential election. I sorry for Nigeria.”
@ifeomaella2 wrote: “Just wonderful…. We already know who the president is going to be, is there still need for election…. Politics and it’s lies.”
@IsaacBalami wrote: “Wetin concern me?
President or no president e no concern me again!
“Even if we don’t have president again in Nigeria it will not stop me from eating my favourite food, fufu with egusi soup. Politics na scam!”
@CybersecSensei wrote: “The man is not Healthy… He will be another London Hospital case and a burden to the entire country. We can’t let that happen again after this colossal disaster that we have been managing. Kolework!”
@AlexEbiwoe wrote: “In a sane society, person like Tinubu supposed dey home for the elderly, but then again we don’t live in a sane society.”
@quincypetersjr wrote: “E farabale Emi Lokan! O ti kan looto o #CityBoy won this round! Now fingers are crossed and never underestimate d power of money in politics if spent d right way.”
@sleemeasy wrote: “It’s so pathetic that we have to go through this again . Well if you are interested in knowing different ways to make money through crypto dm let me guide you.”
@engagertrend: “But, the NWC, Northern Governors tried for Tinubu sha.
“I pray their deal is not Afonja’s deal.
If you know the story of Afonja…in Ilorin.”
