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Tinubu receives Anyim Pius in Lagos
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received former Senate President and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Primary Elections Committee, Anyim Pius Anyim, at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The former Senate President’s visit came less than 48 hours after he presided over the APC presidential primary election that produced Tinubu as the party’s flag bearer for the 2027 general election.
Anyim’s courtesy visit formed part of a series of post-primary engagements held by the president at his Lagos residence on Tuesday.
Photographs released by the State House also showed President Tinubu holding separate meetings with several governors, including Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu.
On Sunday, at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, Anyim officially announced the results of the nationwide direct primary and declared Tinubu the winner.
As Returning Officer and Chairman of the APC Presidential Primary Elections Committee, he disclosed that 12,643,306 voters were registered for the exercise, while 11,069,756 were accredited and 11,015,665 votes were cast.
“It is therefore my duty as Returning Officer for this primary election to declare President Bola Tinubu, having satisfied the guidelines, the winner of the APC presidential primary election and hereby declared the presidential candidate of the APC,” Anyim stated during the announcement.
Tinubu secured 10,999,162 votes, defeating his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, a businessman from Edo State who purchased the APC presidential nomination form for N100 million and polled 16,503 votes.
The primary election was conducted across all 774 local government areas and 8,809 wards nationwide on Saturday, May 23, 2026, marking the first fully structured ward-based direct presidential primary in the party’s history.
The exercise concluded a week-long APC primary timetable, which included House of Representatives primaries on May 16, Senate primaries on May 18, State Assembly primaries on May 20, governorship primaries on May 21, and the presidential primary on May 23.
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The Osun State Police Command has brokered an agreement between the Accord and the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the dates and venues of their final campaign rallies ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The agreement was reached at a strategic meeting convened by the Commissioner of Police (Elections), CP Samuel Erale Etaifo, on Friday to address concerns arising from clashes in the proposed schedules of the two political parties.
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A Chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Buba Galadima, has said that Nigerians must come together and vote out president Bola Tinubu.
This was as he alleged that Tinubu is making things difficult for other political parties to produce candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He spoke during the inauguration of the NDC National Reconciliation Committee set up to resolve post-primary election disputes ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He further stated that the Electoral Act was designed and perfected by President Tinubu even before it was taken to the National Assembly.
“Tinubu is only protecting himself and the APC and making it difficult for other parties to produce candidates.
“The president is not thinking of a contest with anybody, but we won’t allow it. Even if it’s an empty coffin, all Nigerians must come together and throw him out for the sake of this country,” he said.
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A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Buba Galadima, has disclosed why Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, does not want to join the NDC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking at the inauguration of the reconciliation committee of the NDC, Galadima said the governor was advised not to move to a party with a strong presidential candidate.
He, however, said the governor is sitting on the political fence, stressing that he may work for the NDC or President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“President Tinubu has 34 and a half governors. The only governor that is not with him is Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. Alex Otti of Abia State is there. Forget about that.
“The half is Governor Bala Mohammed. We met with him until 3am, and he was supposed to defect the next day, but he called us in the morning saying he has changed his mind because he was advised not to move to a party with a strong presidential candidate.
“Bala Mohammed is on the fence. He may work with us, or he may work with President Tinubu,” he said.
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