Governor of Kebbi State, announced Asiwaju Bola winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket as the flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election.
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It came with Tinubu picking a total of 1,271 votes to beat his closest rival, immediate past Minister of Transportation, and former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, to the second position with 316 votes, with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, scoring 235 votes to come third.
Tinubu polled 1200 plus votes to clinch APC presidential ticket
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who the National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, earlier announced as the consensus candidate of the party endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari to the consternation of many, polled 152 votes.
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, scored 47 votes; former governor of old Abia State and immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, garnered one vote; Engineer Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, garnered 38 votes; governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, got 37 votes.
Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba, immediate past Minister of State for Education, scored one vote. Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima, former governor of Jigawa State, polled four votes. Pastor Tunde Bakare, who claimed that God anointed him the 16th president of Nigeria to take over from President Buhari score zero vote, thereby making his God a liar.
But Tunde Bakare was not alone in the zero lane. Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha; Mr. Tein Jack Rich and Chief Ikeobasi Nwaokelu, scored zero votes.
The voting which started at about 12 midnight didn’t close until about 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
There were 2,223 delegates that cast their votes in 40 ballot boxes. There were 23 aspirants in all. But Nwajiuba didn’t even bother to turn up at the Eagle Square.
Out of the 23, nine voluntarily stepped down or withdrew and signed the withdrawal form, leaving 14 others to slug it out.
Out of the nine that stepped down before voting began, seven declared support for Tinubu while one went for Osinbajo.
Tension was palpable and the picture quite unclear at the beginning but all that changed as the special convention commenced.
Tinubu was not the preferred choice of President Buhari but he muscled himself into the race during the week when Buhari apparently lost control of the process, despite his vow last week to take effective charge and provide robust leadership.
At the convention ground at Eagle Square Abuja shortly before the voting started, seven aspirants – Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State and immediate past minister of Niger Delta Affairs; Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former governor of Ogun State; Dr Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State; Mohammed Badaru, governor of Jigawa State; Senator Ajayi Borrofice, Barrister (Mrs) Uju Kennedy Ohanaenye, the only female aspirant in the race; and Dimeji Bankole, former Speaker of the House of Representatives – all stepped down and asked their delegates to vote for Tinubu.
Here is the result at a glance:
Pastor Tunde Bakare – 0
Hon Emeka Nwajiuba – 1
Dave Umahi – 38
Senator Ahmed Sani – 4
Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi – 316
Ogbonnaya Onu – 1
Yahaya Bello – 47
Senator Rochas Okorocha – 0
Yemi Osinbajo – 235
Senator Ahmad Lawan – 152
Ben Ayade – 37
Tein Jack Rich – 0
Chief Ikeobasi Nwaokelu – 0
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu – 1271
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