President Bola Tinubu was on Saturday declared the winner of the Presidential election primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Osun State.
The President scored 100,880 votes to defeat his co-contender, Mr. Stanley Osifor who polled zero vote in the poll held across the Wards and Local Governments Areas of the state.
Declaring the collated results in Osogbo, the State capital, the Returning Officer for State Presidential Primary Election, Adegboyega Oyetola, declared that all the accredited members of the party who participated in the primary cast their votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to Oyetola, out of 109,806 total digitally registered members of the APC in Osun, President Tinubu polled 100,880 votes across the 30 local government areas.
Oyetola said President Tinubu got all the votes of the accredited 100,880 members who participated in election in all the 30 local governments.
“By the powers vested in me as the Osun State Coordinator and Returning Officer for Osun State Presidential Primary Election, I hereby declare His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, as the winner of the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Primary Election 2026 in Osun State, having polled 100,880 votes to defeat Mr Stanley Osayamen Osifor, the co-contender in the primary,” Oyetola declared.
Oyetola used the occasion to commend the party loyalists for their support and steadfastness saying, “today’s exercise has once again demonstrated that the All Progressives Congress remains a party firmly rooted in democratic values, internal cohesion, transparency and progressive governance.”
Governorship Aspirant Speaks
In a remark, the candidate of the APC in the coming August 15 governorship election in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, expressed satisfaction in the hitch-free and peaceful conduct of the presidential primary election.
Oyebamiji lauded the leadership and members of the party for trooping out en masse to participate in the election exercise resorting to the victory of President Tinubu.
Huge Turnout
Meanwhile, massive turnout and peaceful conduct characterised the Saturday’s Presidential Primary in Osun State as electoral materials arrived on time at various local governments and Wards.
Party members mobilised across the 332 wards were seen queueing peacefully for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the candidate of the party for 2027 election.
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors were represented by agents across the Wards and Local Governments.
Speaking at the headquarters of Boluwaduro Local Government, Osun Renewed Hope Ambassador Coordinator, Mr. Sunday Akere said that the overwhelming turnout of members of the party indicated their believe and loyalty to President Tinubu as they were united in their resolve that he continues in the second term to lead Nigeria to the promised land.
The declaration has in attendance concerned observers including officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, security operatives, members of the press, among others.
