The former Lagos State governor gained ground after fellow contestants, Governors Kayode Fayemi, Abubakar Badaru, and ex-Governor Ibikunle Amosun, among others stepped down for him on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who is projected to come second, alleged rigging of the election process.
2,322 delegates from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) voted at the APC presidential primaries.
See the results below:
Emeka Nwajuba 1
Dave Umahi. 38
Tunde Bakare. 0
Ahmad Sanni. 4
Rotimi Amaechi. 316
Yemi Osinbajo. 235
Rochas Okorovha 0
Jack Rich. 0
Yahaya Bello. 47
Ogbonnaya Onu. 1
Ahmad Lawan. 152
Ben Ayade. 37
Ikot-Abasi Munelo 0
Bola Tinubu. 1,271
Tinubu made his debut in politics as an activist in the pro-democracy agitations of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in the early 1990s.
The 70-year-old was instrumental to the formation of the APC in 2013, and the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as president in 2015.
His main challengers in the 2023 polls have been identified as Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
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