APC Presidential Primary - Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station

Some political stakeholders in Ado Ekiti believed the emergence of a Southerner as a presidential candidate of the ruling party had further demonstrated the beauty of democracy.

Among them is a political scientist Dr Akeem Bello, who said the primary election which produced the former Lagos State Governor had further testified to the fact that the power of the people was greater in a democratic contest.

In his view, a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti state, Lanre Ogunsuyi said Nigerians were anxiously waiting for how the political demographics would play out at the presidential poll.

Also a legal practitioner, Mr Tope Omotayo said the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was a good development for the Southwest.

Patron Of Ekiti State Chapter of Tinubu support Organization Dr Bayo Orire saluted the courage of Asiwaju Tinubu as a true democrat.

A chieftain of APC Abraham, Ojo, noted that he was not surprised about the outcome of the primary election stressing that Nigeria need a leader like Bola Tinubu who has contributed his quota to the political development of the country.

Chairman Inter Party Advisory Council in Ekiti Mr Ifedayo Iyaniwura and State Publicity Secretary, PDP, Mr Ralph Adeyanju contended that the emergence of a southern presidential candidate would make the contest more competitive.

Tope Bamidele

Tinubu Leads as Counting Rounds-off

Tinubu maintains lead as vote counting is coming to a close.

Result so far is as follows:

Chukwuemeka Nwajuba -1

Dave Umahi — 38

Tunde Bakare -0

Ahmed Sanni -4

Rotimi Amaechi -316

Yemi Osinbajo – 235

Rochas Okorocha- 0

Yahaya Bello — 47

Tein Jack-Rich- 0

Ogbonnaya Onu — 1

Ahmed Lawan – 152

Ben Ayade – 37

Ikeobasi Mokelu -0

Votes Counting in Progress

As the All Progressives Congress Presidential Primary progresses, votes cast by delegates are being counted at the Eagle Square venue of the election.

APC Primary Update: Delegate Set To Vote

The event, which is holding at the Eagle Square in Abuja, will see 2,322 delegates queuing to choose their preferred presidential candidate.

In the lead-up to the exercise, 28 presidential hopefuls had picked the nomination and expression of interest forms, but five of them later pulled out.

Twenty-three aspirants later appeared before the APC presidential screening committee led by the party’s former chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun.

The run-up to the special convention, which is billed to run till Wednesday, had been marred by intrigues over the zoning of the presidential ticket and consensus candidacy.

While a consensus candidate was said to have emerged on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari on his part said the delegates should be allowed to decide the party’s presidential flagbearer.

The northern APC governors also canvassed for the party’s candidate to come from the southern part of the country.

Olaitan Oye-Adeitan