President Bola Tinubu has recorded a sweeping victory across several states as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its 2026 presidential primary election on Saturday.
The exercise, which gathered momentum in the afternoon in
most states, was presided over by governors who were officially mandated by the
party to serve as collation officers.
In many of the results already announced, the president
defeated Stanley Osifo, his lone challenger, who recorded zero votes in several
states.
In Rivers state, Tinubu polled 280,468 votes, while Osifo
recorded zero votes across the 23 LGAs of the state, according to Siminalayi
Fubara, governor of the state.
It was a similar outcome in Edo, where Tinubu secured
131,096 votes, while Osifo got just one vote during the exercise held across
the 192 wards in the state on Saturday.
Monday Okpebholo, the governor and returning officer for the
election, described the exercise as peaceful and transparent.
Muhammadu Yahaya, governor of Gombe, who announced the
outcome of the exercise, also said the APC in the state delivered every vote to
Tinubu during the presidential primary held across the 11 LGAs.
Yahaya said Tinubu polled 450,516 votes while Osifo recorded
zero votes, noting that the state has 550,516 registered APC members.
Osifo also recorded zero votes in Osun as Tinubu secured
another landslide victory with 100,880 votes in the primary, which was
described as peaceful by Adegboyega Oyetola, minister of marine and blue
economy, who served as collation officer.
“This impressive turnout is not only historic but also a
resounding affirmation of the confidence reposed by members of our party in the
leadership, vision and Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola
Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” Oyetola said.
The president also recorded a clean sweep in Ebonyi,
securing all 207,579 valid votes cast across the 13 LGAs, while his rival got
zero votes.
Announcing the results in Abakaliki, Francis Nwifuru,
governor of Ebonyi and collation officer for the state, said the exercise was
held simultaneously across 171 wards and 13 LGAs, where the party has 215,490
members.
In Kwara, Tinubu also defeated Osifo, polling 310,990 votes
while his lone challenger secured no votes.
Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, who announced the results, said a
total of 457,374 party members were registered for the exercise, while 310,990
members were accredited and participated in the voting process across the
state.
The same scenario played out in Bayelsa as Tinubu garnered
277,192 votes to defeat Osifo, who polled five votes, according to Doriel
Nduwi, the collation officer.
Similarly, in Zamfara, Tinubu secured 321,579 votes against
the 42 votes recorded by Osifo.
Dauda Lawal, governor of the state, who announced the
result, said a total of 322,435 accredited voters participated in the exercise.
“I therefore declare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the
winner of the 2026 Zamfara State presidential primary,” Lawal said.
‘STRONG AFFIRMATIONS’
Meanwhile, the president received affirmations in some
states whose results have not been announced.
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, who personally monitored the
primary across 255 political wards in the 23 LGAs, said party members turned
out massively for the exercise.
He described the development as a strong demonstration of
unity, loyalty, and confidence in the leadership of the APC and Tinubu.
Tinubu also received a similar affirmation in Imo as
thousands of party members trooped out to cast their votes for his candidacy.
Speaking after the exercise, Hope Uzodimma, governor of the
state, said it is very obvious that “President Tinubu has done enough to
deserve a second term”.
“Look at what has happened at the grassroots, how it has
been stimulated, starting from the membership registration, which was done
electronically, to the validation of members,” the governor said.
“In just one ward, we had 35,000 people. It means that if
only our party members vote for President Tinubu, he has already won the
election.
“I want to thank President Tinubu for giving time to do
politics the way it should be done. And I also want to thank our party members
for coming out massively to vote for him as our candidate for the 2027
presidential election.”
TINUBU TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATE OF RETURN ON SUNDAY
In a post on X, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s senior special
adviser on information and strategy, said the president will be presented with
a certificate of return and the party’s flag on Sunday.
“President Tinubu to be presented by APC with certificate of
return, party’s flag as the 2027 presidential candidate,” he said.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Sunday receive the
certificate and flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its presidential
candidate for the 2027 elections.
“The Presidential Primary Elections Committee will present
the certificate and flag at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference
Centre in Abuja after nationwide collation of the primary election results.
“APC governors, members of the National Executive Committee,
the National Working Committee, and the National Assembly, along with party
stalwarts, will attend the event.”
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