By Ayo Kehinde
President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday, receive the Certificate of Returns and flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.
The presentation will take place in Abuja, following the nationwide collation of the party’s presidential primary election results.
Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday said the APC Presidential Primary Elections Committee will formally present the certificate and party flag to the President at the event.
APC governors, members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), National Working Committee (NWC), National Assembly members and other party stalwarts are expected to attend the ceremony slated for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre.
Meanwhile, the President secured 99.9 percent of the votes cast by member in the presidential primaries of the party held across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Saturday, Significantly, he defeated his only challenger, Chief Stanley Usifo in his ward in Ovia Local Government of Edo State by 1023 votes to 1. In fact in the result announced by the Coordination and Return Officer for the election, Governor Monday Okpebholo, Tinubu polled a total of 131,096 votes in the primary held across the 192 wards in Edo State on Saturday. Stanley Osifo, secured just 1 vote across all wards in Edo State.
