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With Tinubu as candidate, APC confident of victory in 2023 presidential poll – Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said on Wednesday that the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), has reassured his party of winning the 2023 presidential poll. In a letter of congratulation that he personally signed, Lawan who was also an aspirant in the primary said the outcome of the election process had shown…
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Atiku Abubakar hails Tinubu’s victory as APC presidential candidate
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for picking the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket. Atiku’s congratulations came via a tweet on Wednesday. The former vice president said Tinubu’s victory showed his tenacity. “Congratulations, @officialABAT, on your emergence as your party’s presidential candidate. It has been a hard-fought contest, but that you…
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UPDATE: Tinubu in landslide victory, beats Osinbajo, Amaechi to APC presidential ticket
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won the presidential ticket of the ruling party after scoring a landslide victory at the just concluded convention of the party in Abuja. Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi who scored 316 votes, followed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…
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APC presidential primary: Osinbajo campaign spokesman congratulates Tinubu
Spokesman of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, Mr Richard Akinnola, has congratulated the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu on his expected victory at the ongoing primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akinnola, in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday said: “Congratulations, Asiwaju Tinubu, the presumed winner of the primaries. “In any contest, there must be…
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Nwajiuba gives reasons for shunning APC presidential primaries
Immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has given reasons for shunning the All Progressives Congress presidential primaries holding at the Eagles Square, Abuja. A relative, Chinedum Nwajiuba who issued a statement on his behalf, said the former minister failed to attend the primaries because the party failed to zone the presidency to the South East as earlier…
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Vote candidate with best chance of winning election, Buhari tells APC delegates
President Muhammadu Buhari early Wednesday morning in Abuja urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain united and avoid acrimony, rallying delegates at the special convention to consider voting the presidential candidate with the best chances of securing victory in the 2023 general elections. In his address at the Eagle Square, venue of the special convention, the President…
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CONVENTION UPDATE: Tinubu’s media office alerts delegates on fake text message
The Tinubu Media Office has alerted delegates at the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) convention to a text message purportedly from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to the effect that he has decided on a Muslim-Muslim ticket, following his imminent victory. The Media Office said the text message was the handiwork of the enemies of the APC national leader meant to disparage…
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Ignore reports of Muslim-Muslim ticket if I win APC ticket – Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied settling for a Muslim-Muslim ticket if he emerges the presidential flagbearer of the party. Tinubu in a statement by his media team was responding to text messages going round to that effect. Tinubu who described the message as fake, said it was meant to confuse and hoodwink delegates.…
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Excluding me from primaries, recipe for trouble, says Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello says he has not stepped down from the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress. Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Bello rejected the move by the northern governors to favour power shift to the South. Bello said he did not agree with the five names which was picked by…
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APC governors further reduce presidential aspirants list to three
Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have reduced their preferred list of aspirants to three ahead of today’s presidential primaries. The governors had after their meeting this morning arrived at five names which they sent to president Muhammadu Buhari. The five shortlisted aspirants were Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; National Leader of the Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Ekiti…
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