By Ayomide Otitoju
The All Progressives Congress on Saturday conducted its presidential primary elections across the country, with Bola Ahmed Tinubu recording landslide victories in several states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Results announced in Rivers State showed that President Tinubu polled 280,468 votes across the 23 local government areas, while his opponent, businessman Stanley Osifo, recorded zero votes.
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area delivered the highest number of votes for Tinubu with 28,680 votes, followed by Port Harcourt City with 17,522 votes and Khana with 17,085 votes.
Other local government areas where the president recorded significant votes included Eleme, Gokana, Etche, Ahoada East, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni and Emohua.
Declaring the results in Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, who served as the State Coordinator and Collation Officer, commended party officials for the peaceful conduct of the exercise across the state.
Fubara said 297,068 APC members were recognised as legitimate voters for the exercise, while 280,082 members were accredited and participated in the election.
According to him, Tinubu secured all valid votes cast in the state, while Osifo recorded no votes.
In Akwa Ibom State, Tinubu also emerged victorious with 389,197 votes across the state’s 329 wards, while Osifo again polled zero votes.
Announcing the results, Umo Eno praised party members for what he described as the peaceful and orderly conduct of the primary election.
Eno said the turnout reflected continued support for Tinubu and confidence in the APC across Akwa Ibom State.
The president also secured 197,370 votes in Kogi State, where Governor Ahmed Ododo announced that all accredited voters supported Tinubu in the exercise.
In Kaduna State, APC members reportedly unanimously endorsed Tinubu as the party’s presidential candidate during the affirmation exercise conducted across the state’s 255 political wards.
Meanwhile, party leaders and members participated in the exercise nationwide, including governors, lawmakers, ministers and other APC chieftains.
President Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu cast their votes at the president’s ward in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
Speaking after voting, Tinubu said democracy is sustained by citizens, strong institutions and grassroots participation.
The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, also participated in the exercise in Plateau State.
In Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodimma urged opposition parties to emulate the APC’s grassroots mobilisation strategy ahead of the 2027 elections.
Uzodimma said Tinubu’s performance in office justified support for a second term and described the turnout of party members as evidence of growing confidence in the APC.
Similarly, Lagos State Deputy Governor and APC governorship candidate, Kadri Hamzat, commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise after voting in Epe.
According to him, party members in his ward voted overwhelmingly for Tinubu.
The APC Presidential Primary Elections Committee is expected to present Tinubu with the party’s Certificate of Return and flag on Sunday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
