National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won presidential ticket of the party for the 2023 general elections.
He scored a total of 1,271 votes to clinch the ticket.
Tinubu defeated 13 other aspirants to emerge the flagbearer at the end of the Special National Convention of the party which started on Wednesday night in Abuja.
The other aspirants included: Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Mr Tein Jack-Rich and Gov. Ben Ayade.
Also on the race were Gov. David Umuahi, Sen. Ahmad Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.
The race began with 23 aspirants, but nine withdrew shortly before the commencement of voting at the convention.
They included Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye, Dr. Felix Nicholas, former Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa state, former President of the Senate, Sen. Ken Nnamani and Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
Below is the list of the aspirants and the votes they garnered.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – 1,271 votes.
Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba – one vote.
Pastor Tunde Bakare – zero vote.
Sen. Ahmad Yarima – four votes.
Sen. Rochas Okorocha – zero vote.
Mr Tein Jack Rich – zero vote.
Gov. Ben Ayade – 37 votes.
Gov. David Umuahi – 38 votes.
Dr Ahmad Lawal – 152 votes.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo- 235 votes.
Mr Rotimi Amaechi- 316 votes.
Gov. Yahaya Bello – 47 votes.
Mr Ogbonnaya Onu – one vote.
Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu – zero vote. (NAN)
