Breaking: Gov Fubara Declares Winner in Tinubu vs Osifo in APC Primary in Rivers
- South-SouthGovernor Fubara declares Tinubu winner of APC primary in Rivers with 280,468 votes
- Tinubu also wins the Delta primary, defeating Osifo with 407,646 votes and sparking public reactions
- Reactions range from praise for APC's strategy to allegations of manufactured vote figures
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has declared President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in the state.
The governor announced that Tinubu polled 280,468 votes to defeat his sole contender, Stanley Osifo, who polled 0 votes, in the oil-rich state.
Source: Twitter
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Similarly, the APC has announced President Tinubu as the winner of its presidential primary in Delta state.
The president's victory was announced by the governor of Delta state, Sheriff Oborevwori, who served as the collation officer for the APC Presidential primary in the state.
According to Oborevwori, President Tinubu scored 407,646 votes, while his challenger, Stanley Osifo, is also from the south-south region, where Delta State belongs.
Delta would be the third state in the South-South region that Osifo lost to President Tinubu in the ruling party presidential primary.
The analyst reacted to the APC primaries
Speaking on the primaries, Omotayo Yusuf, a political analyst, who spoke with Legit.ng, pointed out flaws in the primary while noting that the election strengthened internal democracy:
"To an extent, the primaries strengthen the internal democracies in Nigeria's political space, although there are flaws in the primaries in some states."
APC primaries: Nigerians react as Tinubu wins Delta
However, the announcement has started generating reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:
Kambbi praised Tinubu and the APC for the primary:
"Either by design, or coincidence.. Tinubu just excels at this politics thing. Now, nobody can say for certain if he planned it to have these effects, but now, these primary results have totally destroyed the agenda of 'Nobody voted for Tinubu'".
Emeka Ezeanya praised the ruling party for its strategy:
"Delta State just cooked a mathematical miracle: Tinubu 407,646, Stanley Osifo 0. The PDP governor himself as chief collator. The coronation continues. APC primaries hitting ‘God mode’ in 2026. The script is writing itself."
Source: Twitter
TheKing0700 alleged that the ruling party was manufacturing high figures:
"This clown of a governor is saying more than 4 filled to the brim camps now voted for Tinubu in primaries within your party, you are all clowns ... manufacturing foolish numbers... mock rigging done shae?"
Elder One accused the ruling APC of dishing out false figures from the primary elections:
"Nsogbu di kwanu ooo what’s this guy's with numbers haba what are they cooking to dish …this matter don pass social media make all man fall out ooo this drama don Dey look like reality."
Chris De Great urged the opposition party to prepare for a serious fight against the ruling APC:
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APC is the most dishonest entity that exists!! NDC should be ready to fight these people. The only way for the APC is to rig in 2027. If you don't stop them, they will manufacture results and shout "structure". Don't even plan to go to court. They are rotten!
Olu said that the APC and President Tinubu are testing their popularity ahead of the 2027 elections:
"Mr. President is already testing the microphone ahead of the 2027 presidential election across all states, including the Federal Capital Territory."
You can see the video on the announcement on X here:
Governor Idris clinches APC ticket for second term
Legit.ng earlier reported that Kebbi state governor, Nasir Idris, secured his return ticket through a unanimous affirmation as the sole candidate of the APC in the 2027 governorship election in the state.
The governor was unanimously affirmed by the APC delegates from all 225 wards in the state on Thursday, May 21, during the party's governorship primary.
The primary, which was held at the Haliru Abdul Stadium in Bernin Kebbi, reportedly turned out to be a massive show of support for the governor.
Source: Legit.ng
