Tinubu Clinches APC 2027 Presidential Ticket With Over 10 Million Votes

President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after winning the party’s nationwide primary election with an overwhelming margin.

Results collated from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory showed Tinubu defeating fellow aspirant Stanley Osifo by a landslide, further strengthening his hold on the ruling party ahead of the next election cycle.

Tinubu secured a total of 10,999,967 votes in the direct primary conducted across 8,809 wards nationwide, while Osifo polled 16,504 votes.

The results were announced during the national collation exercise held at the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.

The exercise was coordinated by governors from 31 states and other senior party officials acting as state coordinators and collation officers under the supervision of the Presidential Primary Election Committee chaired by former Senate President Pius Anyim.

In the South-West, Tinubu dominated the polls with 814,988 votes in Lagos, 322,485 in Ogun, 181,996 in Ondo, 142,754 in Oyo, 100,888 in Osun, and 85,340 in Ekiti. Osifo recorded only minor figures across the zone.

The North-West also delivered massive support for the President, with Kaduna returning 618,914 votes, Kano 500,852, Katsina 467,003, Kebbi 292,972, Sokoto 301,000, and Zamfara 321,579 votes.

In the North-Central region, Tinubu maintained a comfortable lead, polling 374,787 votes in Benue, 310,990 in Kwara, 285,436 in Nasarawa, 241,720 in Plateau, 197,370 in Kogi, and 175,487 in Niger. The FCT delivered 36,103 votes in his favour.

The South-East and South-South regions also produced strong results for the President. He secured 582,960 votes in Imo, 383,382 in Enugu, 207,579 in Ebonyi, 161,005 in Abia, and 43,034 in Anambra.

In the South-South, Tinubu polled 407,646 votes in Delta, 389,197 in Akwa Ibom, 280,082 in Rivers, and 227,192 in Bayelsa.

At the conclusion of the collation, Tinubu was officially declared winner of the APC presidential primary with 10.99 million votes, while Osifo finished with 16,504 votes nationwide.