BREAKING: Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primaries (See Full List)

BREAKING: Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primaries (See Full List)

Onyxnewsng reports that the former Lagos State governor gained ground after fellow contestants, Governors Kayode Fayemi, Abubakar Badaru, and ex-Governor Ibikunle Amosun, among others stepped down for him on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who is projected to come second, alleged rigging of the election process.

2,322 delegates from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) voted at the APC presidential primaries.

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See the results below:

Bola Ahmed Tinubu 1271

Ahmed Lawal 152

Yemi Osibanjo 235

Rotimi Amaechi 316

Yahaya Bello 47

Dave Umahi 38

Ben Ayade 37

Ahmed Sani 2

Rochas Okorocha 0

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba 1

Ogbonnaya Onu 1

Ikeobasi Mokelu 0

Tunde Bakare 0

Ahmed Sani Yerima 4

Void votes 13

Tinubu made his debut in politics as an activist in the pro-democracy agitations of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in the early 1990s.

The 70-year-old was instrumental to the formation of the APC in 2013, and the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as president in 2015.

Meanwhile, Onyxnewsng reports that the only female aspirant, Ms Uju Ohanenye withdrew from the race and directed her delegates to vote Bola Ahmed Tinubu.