Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has beaten his closest contestants to pick the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, for the 2023 general eons.
Tinubu won by a wide margin defeating 13 other contestants including his closest rivals; Amachi, Osinbajo, and Lawan to the second, third and fourth positions respectively. Former transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi polled 316 delegate votes, while vice president Yemi Osinbajo scored 235 votes with Senate President Ahmed Lawan got just 152 votes. Tinubu’poleed 1,271 votes of the 2,300 delegates present.
By this the former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be contesting against Atiku Abubakar who won the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket, at the general election in February 23 next year.