Actress Laide Bakare and the former Lagos NURTW chairman, Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, on Wednesday, showed off some dance moves as the former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took lead at the party’s primary.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) sighted other loyalists of Tinubu in excitement as they danced ecstatically after it became apparent that he (Tinubu) has emerged the winner, with 955 votes ahead of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who came second.
Following the victory, MC Oluomo and his league of supporters were seen dancing as they envisaged a better appointment if Tinubu becomes the next president of Nigeria.
Tinubu, who was dozed off as his results were counted, comfortably emerged winner in the APC primaries atter 6 aspirants stepped down and declared their support for him.
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TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tinubu accomplished a major feat towards realizing his ambition to become Nigeria’s next president, by emerging first among 23 contenders for the APC presidential ticket.
Tinubu scored 1, 271 from the total 2, 102 votes cast by delegates in the APC’s keenly contested primaries, as announced by the chairman and returning officer of the election committee Abubakar Bagudu, during a special convention held in Abuja on Wednesday June 8. Thirteen votes form the election were void.
Despite Tinubu’s seeming track record of relentless commitment to the democracy and mentorship to new generation and future leaders, the party found it extremely difficult to project him as a consensus candidate and eventually opted for the ballot.
Presenting himself to delegates prior to the commencement of voting, the former governor insisted he was the most qualified person to succeed incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.
Justifying his claim, Tinubu noted how he transformed of Lagos “from a dangerous, unwelcoming” place in 1999 to “a clean, safe and vibrant place” and the sixth-largest economy in Africa today.
“I’m a unifying leader. I have constructed a formidable political structure, one that has delivered electoral victory after electoral victory. I do not put myself forward because I think this is a nomination; I step forward because I believe I can lead our party toward the brightest future.
“I have expertise. My record of corporate leadership, my financial expertise, and my experience as an executive governor of Lagos makes me unique among other aspirants,” the former governor said.