Nigerians have reacted to a viral video of MC Oluomo and his supporters rejoicing after Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged flag bearer of the APC.
Naija News reports that with Tinubu’s victory, he will square up against PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and NNPP’s Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Nigerians have taken to social media to react to MC Oluomo and his supporters dancing happily to Tinubu’s victory.
nimotabeddings wrote; ‘These ones only cares about that pockets’
Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.
The APC national leader polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other aspirants, including a former Transport Minister, Rotimi Ameachi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who scored 316 and 235 votes respectively.
Naija News reports that with Tinubu’s victory, he will square up against PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and NNPP’s Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Tinubu defeated the likes of Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation; and Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Governor David Umahi; Governor Ben Ayade; Pastor Tunde Bakare: Senator Sani Yerima.
Fourteen aspirants in the race were Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Gov. Ben Ayade, Gov. David Umuahi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Sen. Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.
Nine aspirants had earlier withdrawn from the race including Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye, Dr Felix Nicholas, former Gov. Godswill Akpabio, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, and former Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Gov. Muhammad Badaru, Sen. Ken Nnamani and Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
See the final results below:
Bola Ahmed Tinubu 1013
Ahmed Lawal 152
Yemi Osibanjo 235
Rotimi Amaechi 316
Yahaya Bello 47
Dave Umahi 38
Ben Ayade 37
Ahmed Sani 4
Tunde Bakare 0
Ogbonnaya Onu 2
Rochas Okorocha 0
Tein Jack-Rich 0
Ikeobasi Mokhelu 0
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has dropped a bombshell on how President Muhammadu Buhari has been allegedly planning revenge on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
This is coming a few hours after Yemi Osinbajo refused to step down for the National leader of the All Progressives Congress Party, Bola Tinubu.
In a post shared on Twitter, Reno Omokri alleged that Buhari felt Osinbajo betrayed him when he went for his medical trip.
According to Reno Omokri, Buhari has been plotting his revenge, revealing that this was the major reason he encouraged Osinbajo to run for the presidential election and vowed to back him but he didn’t keep to his words.
Reno Omokri added that Osinbajo running for the office of the presidency will make him politically useless both at home and abroad.
He wrote: “I am told Buhari felt Osinbajo betrayed him when he went for his medical trip. Buhari has been plotting his revenge. So he encouraged Osinbajo to run. Vowed to back him, but did not back him, knowing that by running, Osinbajo will make himself politically useless home and abroad”
Voting exercise at the ongoing National Convention of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to elect the presidential candidate of the party has been suspended.
The suspension was announced at exactly 03:15am after former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stormed the voting area and complained bitterly to electoral officers manning the polling votes about irregularities.
Consequently, Atiku Bagudu, the Kebbi State Governor, who doubled as the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, made the announcement directing the halt to the voting exercise while tasking the security agents to clear the voting arena.
He further directed that only security agents and agents of aspirants, who should be two each, be allowed around the voting corridor after a proper clearance has been made.
Despite the announcement, arguments persisted as Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambblazzau and former Senator from Lagos State, Ganiyu Solomon engaged in heated argument over the development.
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, later joined them to calm the situation for voting to resume.
This was as delegates and supporters of one of the aspirants, Dave Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, accused the electoral officers of manipulation.
They accused the officers of speaking South Western dialect and directing those voting on what to write.
Delegates were asked to simply write the name of the aspirant they want, forcing some who are not schooled enough to require help.
It was in that process that accusations and counter accusations of rigging began, thereby forcing a halt to the voting exercise.
As at 3:34 am when this report was filed, voting has not resumed.
A presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has disowned a viral text message alleging that he plans to pick a fellow Muslim as his running mate if he emerges as the ruling party’s 2023 presidential candidate.
Tinubu said the text message is being circulated to delegates while the APC presidential primary election is ongoing.
According o him, the ‘fake’ text message was fashioned by “undemocratic elements” whom he said are already intimidated by his “imminent victory” at the poll.
A statement issued by his media office on Tuesday midnight reads: “We have been informed of a text message going round APC delegates at Eagle Square, Abuja purportedly from Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claiming that with his imminent victory at the APC Presidential Primary and emergence as the party’s presidential candidate, the APC leader has now decided on a Muslim-Muslim ticket.
“This is nothing but a lie. It has no basis whatsoever. We enjoin the distinguished delegates to ignore this completely.
“The fake text message is a ploy by some undemocratic elements to confuse and hoodwink delegates sensing that Asíwájú Tinubu is comfortably coasting home to victory.
“Truth is Asíwájú is destined for victory and no one can scuttle this through their shameful tactics.
“Asíwájú is not known to jumping guns. He will deal with all important matters pertaining to his presidential pair at the appropriate time, after his victory has been fully established by the distinguished delegates.”
At least seven aspirants have so far stepped down and backed Tinubu to pick the APC presidential ticket.
No fewer than fourteen governors are also said to be rooting for the Tinubu for the 2023 presidency.
THE WHISTLER, however, reported earlier that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo refused to imitate other southern leaders who have withdrawn from the race to support his former boss and political godfather.
Osinbajo had told delegates at the Eagle Square venue of the presidential primary that “You cannot wish this country well and vote for someone you don’t believe in.”
Delegates from the South West have chased Vice President Yemi Osinbajo from the convention ground on Tuesday evening.
The vice president arrived exactly 19:25 pm and started to greet the delegates when the delegates from the South West came together to block him from having any access to delegates.
They booed and called him unprintable names with some calling him “betrayer, enemy’” and assuring him that he would lose the primary election.
The crowd soon went wild calling Bola Tinubu’s name , beating drums and dancing.
Tinubu, who is APC national leader, is gunning for the party’s presidential ticket.
Osinbajo, who was a commissioner under the Tinubu administration in Lagos, is also an aspirant for the APC ticket.
The Vice President had attempted to walk the convention ground to greet delegates who were already seated but could not pass as the first set of delegates comprising mostly Lagos delegates left their seat to block his path.
Attempts to walk through to the Ogun State stand to greet the delegates were rebuffed, forcing his security details to usher the Vice President to the State Box.
The Osinbajo-themed popcorn and ice-cream stands have been spotted at the venue of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja.
This is coming days after a former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima in an interview with Channels TV said the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo is a good man who should be selling popcorn and ice cream.
He further stated that Osinbajo who is nice can not make good leaders, because nice men tend to be nasty.
Shettima in his statement said, “Osinbajo is a good man; he’s a nice man. But nice men do not make good leaders, because nice men tend to be nasty. Nice men should be selling popcorn, and ice cream.”
He, however, apologised after much criticism for liking the Vice President to a popcorn and ice-cream seller.
The supporters of the Vice President on Tuesday set up popcorn and ice cream stands at the convention grounds with inscriptions such as “Osinbajo popcorn; serving goodness to all Nigerians, Osinbajo ice cream”.
Osinbajo is hoping to clinch the presidential ticket of the ruling party with a plan to continue the agenda of the current administration of which he is part.
Some commercial motorcyclists have reportedly clashed with the security agents attached to the Lagos State Joint Task Force enforcing ban on okada in some local government areas of the state.
It was gathered that some okada riders at the Idi Araba area of Lagos engaged the armed security men in a clash while making attempt to prevent the seizure of their motorcycles.
The recalcitrant riders reportedly made bone fires on the road and some of them were said to be armed with clubs and some dangerous weapons while trying to stop the security agents.
The state government had since June 1 banned okada operations in
Apapa, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Surulere and Lagos Mainland local government areas.
Thousands of motorcycles have been seized and destroyed by the task force before today.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, however denied reports that riders fought security personnel.
The PPRO said, “The task force went for the operations well prepared. They (riders) were just causing a scene after task force left with some of their impounded motorcycles.”
Hundeyin said the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and men from the Area Command have been drafted to the scene. He added that there was nothing to worry about while urging residents to go about their businesses.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrived at Eagle Square, the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential primary.
Naija News reports that the EFCC operatives arrived the Eagle Square around 3:30pm and were seen monitoring members of the ruling party.
The anti-graft agency officials are at the APC presidential primary to curb incidents of delegates inducement, vote-buying and other electoral or financial fraud activities that may take place.
Recall that the EFCC officials were also at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which took place last month at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
Last minute consultations are still ongoing to reduce the number of aspirants contesting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.
Naija News reports that northern APC governors had asked President Muhammadu Buhari to select one out of five names given to him as the party’s consensus presidential candidate.
The five aspirants are Bola Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi, David Umahi, Kayode Fayemi and Yemi Osinbajo.
Of the five aspirants, Osinbajo, Tinubu and Fayemi are all from the South-West.
According to Vanguard, South-West leaders including traditional rulers are said to be pressuring Osinbajo to step down for Asiwaju Tinubu.
It was also gathered that there are also moves to get Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State to step down for Osinbajo.
Fayemi, the current chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, is said to be banking on the support of his brother governors in the APC to grab the party’s ticket.
However, some governors reportedly eyeing the vice presidential slot have already thrown their weights behind Tinubu and Osinbajo.
Sources said the South-West leaders want one candidate from the zone hence the pressure on Osinbajo and Fayemi to step down for Tinubu.
A top party leader said: “A lot of meetings are going on. If the meetings yield result only two aspirants will remain and the primaries will not take long to conclude.”
Sources close Tinubu said the former Lagos Governor is not ready to step down for any aspirant, including the VP.
“If there is going to be a consensus, he said he is the consensus candidate otherwise let’s go for primaries,” a member of the Tinubu Campaign also disclosed.
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