BREAKING NEWS: Bola Ahmed  Tinubu clinches APC presidential ticket

Former Governor of Lagos State Asiwaju Bola  Ahmed Tinubu  of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged as the party’s presidential candidate.

Over 2,000 delegates voted at the convention, held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Eagles Square, Abuja.

Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other aspirants, including a former Transport Minister, Rotimi Ameachi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who scored 316 and 235 votes respectively.

With his emergence, Tinubu will battle for the February 25, 2023 presidential election with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

The gale of stepping down by seven aspirants cleared the coast for the emergence of the former Lagos State governor as the party’s flag bearer for the 2023 presidential election.

How the aspirants fared

Bola Ahmed Tinubu — 1,271 votes

Rotimi Amaechi — 316 votes

Yemi Osinbajo — 235 votes

Ahmad Lawan — 152 votes

Ogbonnaya Onu — 1 vote

Rochas Okorocha — 0 vote

Dave Umahi — 38 votes

Yahaya Bello — 47 votes

Tein Jack-Rich — 0 vote

Pastor Tunde Bakare — 0 vote

Emeka Nwajiuba — 1 vote

Ahmed Sani Yarima — 4 votes

Prof Ben Ayade — 37 votes

Ikeobasi Mokhelu — 0 vote

Invalid — 13 votes