The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday explained why he defied a gang-up by politicians and fought hard to secure the party’s ticket for the 2023 elections.
Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other aspirants including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to win the APC primary held between June 6 and June 8 in Abuja.
The former Lagos State who addressed a mammoth crowd of supporters during a visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akinolu, at his Iga-Idungaran palace in Lagos Island, said his victory in the primary election did not come easy.
It was Tinubu’s first trip back to his home state since he won the APC presidential ticket.
He was accompanied to the Oba’s palace by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, former national chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole,…
