The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated his All Progressive Congress (APC) counterpart, Bola Tinubu.
This follows Tinubu’s victory at the APC presidential primary which was held at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday, June 7.
Tinubu was announced as the winner of the primary on Wednesday, June 8 after the special convention of the ruling party.
Atiku congratulated Tinubu via a tweet on Wednesday, June 8. He wrote; “Congratulations, @officialABAT, on your emergence as your party’s presidential candidate. It has been a hard-fought contest, but that you prevailed confirms your tenacity. -AA”
A breakdown of votes showed that a total of 2,322 ad-hoc delegates were drawn from the 35 states and Abuja the federal capital territory (FCT) to participate in the primary to elect the APC flag bearer out of the aspirants jostling for the ticket.
However, only 2,203 delegates were accredited to vote. Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to emerge as the clear victor.
See the full result below:
1. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu – 1,271
2. Rotimi Amaechi – 316
3. Yemi Osinbajo – 235
4. Ahmed Lawan – 152
5. Yahaya Bello – 47
6. Dave Umahi – 38
7. Ben Ayade – 37
8. Ahmed Sani – 4
9. Christopher Onu – 1
10 Tunde Bakare – 0
11. Rochas Okorocha – 0
12. Jack Rich – 0
13. Chukwuemeka Nwajuba – 0
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