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11m Votes: President Tinubu Promises To Consolidate Economic Gains

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu displaying the Certificate of Return alongside his wife, Sen Remi Tinubu in Abuja recently.

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu has promised to consolidate economic reforms, secure progress, and strengthen the foundation of a modern Nigeria in the second term.

This was even as he polled a total of 10,999,162 votes after the nationwide collation of results on Sunday, emerging the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). 

He spoke after receiving the certificate of return and the party's symbolic flag from the APC chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, as the torchbearer in the upcoming election.

Addressing the party faithful at the International Conference Centre Abuja, Tinubu announced his acceptance of the presidential nomination, with humility and gratitude to the members. 

"In accepting this nomination, I renew my commitment to serve our nation with even greater determination.

"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," President Tinubu said. 

Chairman of the APC Presidential Election Committee, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim announced the result of the presidential primary in the midst of  National Assembly members, serving and former state governors, ministers and presidential aides, party stalwarts, members of the National Working Committee, and the National Executive of the party. 

The second presidential aspirant, Stanley Osifo garnered 16, 503 votes. 

Anyim said that the Presidential primaries followed the laid-down procedures of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Electoral laws, and APC constitution, as voting took place in 36 states and the Federal Capital, 774 local councils, and 8,809 wards on Saturday, May 23, 2026.

He noted that the votes were collated and counted in Abuja by collation officers, mostly governors from various states.

According to him, 12,643,316 party members were registered, 11,069,746 were accredited, and 11,015,665 voted in the presidential primary elections.

He stated that the process was fair and that the agents of both aspirants were allowed to challenge the results and seek redress where necessary.

President Tinubu thanked governors, members of the National Assembly,  presidential primary elections committee,  APC National Executive Council, National Working Committee and party members for giving him another opportunity to fly the party's flag in next year’s election.

He disclosed that his administration has achieved a lot in the last three years and urged party members to take pride and showcase the party's achievements since 2015, especially in the last three years. 

"Our economy has undergone significant structural reform, supported by new tax laws and fiscal policies that have boosted revenue collection for the federation.

"We promised to remove the financial barriers to higher education for our youth. Today, we have established the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, with over N282 billion disbursed and over 1.5 million beneficiaries," he added.

This was contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in Abuja. 

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