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Tinubu Polls 10.99 Million Votes to Clinch APC Presidential Ticket
Former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after securing a landslide victory at the party’s national convention, polling a total of 10.99 million votes.
The primary election, held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, saw Tinubu overwhelmingly defeat his closest rivals in a keenly contested race.
According to results announced by the APC leadership, Tinubu garnered 10,990,000 votes, representing a dominant performance that effectively clinched the party’s ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
Party officials described the process as free, fair, and transparent, with high delegate turnout across the country. Tinubu’s victory consolidates his position as one of Nigeria’s most influential political figures, leveraging strong support from key party structures, particularly in the Southwest and among progressive blocs within the APC.
In his acceptance speech, Tinubu expressed gratitude to party delegates and leaders, promising to build on the achievements of the current administration and lead the APC to victory in the general elections.
The emergence of Tinubu as the flagbearer sets the stage for what is expected to be a highly competitive 2023 presidential race, with major opposition parties already fielding their own candidates.
This result further cements Tinubu’s long-standing influence within the APC since its formation and positions him as the ruling party’s choice to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
Politics
Atiku’s campaign promises (2): ” I’ll reopen borders if elected president 2027
Atiku made the pledge while addressing supporters in a video circulating online and shared by ADC chieftain, Dele Momodu, on Friday.
The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in the next year general election.
Atiku made the pledge while addressing supporters in a video circulating online and shared by ADC chieftain, Dele Momodu, on Friday.
Atiku said that the closure of Nigeria’s borders with neighbouring countries had negatively affected transborder trade and contributed to unemployment among young people.
“The Northern states is bordering Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Benin Republic. And you close all those borders. All our young men who are doing trading between these countries, they carry goods across, they do this and that, all what we call transborder trade is a legitimate business,” Atiku said.
He said many young people who previously operated businesses with capital running into millions of naira had been forced out of business following the border closures.“All the upcoming young men and women who used to have a capital of 10 million, 20 million, and they were employing two, three other people, and then all of them went bankrupt and unemployed. How can there be security?” he asked.
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Governor Fubara Tasks Judges on Rulings That Advance Development
Governor Fubara gave the charge while declaring open the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt.
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged judges to consider the overall impact of their judgments on the polity and national development.
Governor Fubara gave the charge while declaring open the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt.
Fubara noted that law and order, including national development, were closely linked to the quality of justice delivered by the courts.
He charged judges to ensure that truth prevailed at all times, irrespective of the status, influence or social affiliations of parties appearing before them.
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[UPDATED] 2027: APC dismisses report of campaign council list withdrawal
Morka said the party had not withdrawn the list, adding that any decision to alter it would be formally communicated by the APC.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports that it withdrew its list of members of the 2027 presidential campaign council, describing the reports as rumours.
Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, made the clarification in a statement to media houses this morning.
Morka said the party had not withdrawn the list, adding that any decision to alter it would be formally communicated by the APC.
“Those reports are rumours,” Morka said.
He added that any changes to the campaign council list would be officially announced by the party
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