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2027: Tinubu to receive APC flag, certificate of return Sunday

The presentation will take place in Abuja, following the nationwide collation of the party’s presidential primary election results.

• May 23, 2026
President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu [Credit: Presidency]

President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday,  receive the certificate of return and  flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.

The presentation will take place in Abuja, following the nationwide collation of the party’s presidential primary election results.

Presidential Spokesperson,  Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

According to Mr Onanuga,  the APC presidential primary elections committee will formally present the certificate and party flag to the president at the event.

APC governors, members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), National Working Committee (NWC), National Assembly members and other party stalwarts are expected to attend the ceremony slated for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre.

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