Breaking: Presidency Discloses Tinubu's Next Move Amid APC Primaries
- The presidency has disclosed that the APC will present the certificate of returns to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Sunday, May 24
- Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said the president will also receive the party flag on the same day
- According to the presidency, the event would indicate Tinubu as the APC flagbearer in the 2027 presidential election
The presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu will be presented with the certificate of return by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as the party's flag, as its 2027 presidential candidate.
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said the president will receive the certificate and flag of the party on Sunday, May 24.
Source: Twitter
According to the presidency, in a statement on Saturday, May 23, the presidential primary elections committee will present the flag and certificate to President Tinubu at the International Conference Centre in Abuja following the nationwide collation of the primary election results.
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The event will be attended by the APC governors, the party's national executive committee members, members of the National Working Committee, National Assembly members and party stalwarts, will be attending the event.
Omotayo Yusuf, a political analyst, who spoke with Legit.ng, commended the primary, while identifying that there are shortcomings in the primary. He said:
"The APC primaries have come and gone. To an extent, the primaries strengthen the internal democracies in Nigeria's political space, although there are flaws in the primaries in some states."
The APC primaries have come and gone. To an extent, the primaries strengthen the internal democracies in Nigeria's political space, although there are flaws in the primaries in some states.
Nigerians react as presidency speaks on APC primary
Meanwhile, Nigerians have started reacting to the statement from the presidency. Below are some of their reactions:
Arthur Somadina Edson said the APC should not have organised the primary because everyone knows that Tinubu will contest:
"Wasting scarce resources on organising such a pointless event when the whole country already knows he will run for a second term. Why doesn’t APC use the money being spent on the presidential primary for something more meaningful, like supporting members who are struggling to feed themselves."
Adeshola Mafe
"The school children are still in captivity of the kidnappers. The president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces is to be presented with the certificate of being the presidential candidate of the APC. Let's all remember there is tomorrow."
Source: Twitter
Ken Abu lamented that the country has some serious national issues:
"God will continue to judge you and all APC card-carrying members even in death when you are long gone and forgotten because of your I don't care approach to serious national issues consuming the nation."
Adebayo Babalola Jose lamented the shortcomings in the APC national assembly election:
"In Ondo State, we have 3 Senatorial Districts (Ondo Central, South, North). I came from Ondo North (Owo LG). The House of Rep that combines Owo and Ose LG, it took the party APC 5 days to collate the Primary, now look at the little time it took ur party to collate the Presidential Primary."
Princewill challenged the presidency on accountability:
"Let the president give a rundown of the #15,000,000,000,000 Lagos-Calabar Highway in the national dailies to vindicate himself of stealing Nigeria's funds entrusted to him. He has to prove that he can hold a presidential media chat, respond to questions and implement good ideas."
See the full statement 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
