Tinubu Secures APC Presidential Ticket With Nearly 11 Million Votes, Vows to Deepen Reforms

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 general election after polling 10,999,162 votes in the party’s nationwide presidential primaries.

The result was announced on Sunday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja by the Chairman of the APC Presidential Election Committee, Anyim Pius Anyim, following the collation of votes from across the country.

Tinubu, who received the party’s certificate of return and symbolic flag from APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, pledged to consolidate ongoing economic reforms, strengthen democratic institutions and place Nigeria on what he described as an irreversible path of growth and development.

President Tinubu meets his challenger, Stanley Osifo in Abuja. The young man demonstrated courage in contesting for the APC presidential ticket.

“In accepting this nomination, I renew my commitment to serve our nation with even greater determination,” the President said while addressing party leaders, governors, lawmakers, ministers and supporters at the venue.

“With another four years of disciplined focus and national cooperation, we will firmly place Nigeria on an irreversible path of economic expansion, industrialisation, energy security, infrastructure development, food sufficiency and democratic consolidation,” he added.

According to the APC primary election committee, voting was conducted across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, covering 774 local government areas and 8,809 wards in compliance with the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, electoral laws and the APC constitution.

Anyim disclosed that out of 12,643,316 registered party members, 11,069,746 were accredited, while 11,015,665 votes were cast during the exercise.

He stated that Tinubu’s challenger, Stanley Osifo, secured 16,503 votes.

The President used the occasion to defend his administration’s economic policies, insisting that major structural reforms introduced over the past three years were beginning to yield results.

He highlighted the removal of fuel subsidies, reforms in the foreign exchange market, tax restructuring and increased revenue generation as some of the steps taken to stabilise the economy.

Tinubu also pointed to achievements in the education and power sectors, including the establishment of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which he said had disbursed over N282 billion to more than 1.5 million beneficiaries.

On electricity, the President said his administration had supplied 2.5 million electricity meters through the Presidential Metering Initiative and launched a N4 trillion bond programme to settle legacy debts owed to power generation and gas companies.

He further stated that power generation under his administration had at times peaked at 6,000 megawatts, describing it as a significant improvement from previous years.

The President also listed ongoing infrastructure projects, including the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and the Sokoto-Badagry superhighway, as evidence of his administration’s commitment to long-term national development.

On security, Tinubu acknowledged that challenges remained in some parts of the country but assured Nigerians that his administration would continue efforts to restore peace and stability nationwide.

“We will not rest until we restore peace and stability to every corner of our country,” he said.

The President also extended what he described as a hand of partnership to political opponents, stressing that democracy thrives on diversity of ideas and constructive engagement.