Mr Okorocha was on the ballot despite having a running battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over fraud.
The victory solidifies Mr Tinubu’s reputation as a political giant-slayer who defied all the odds to upstage the so-called cabal of President Buhari’s aides and associates.
Mr Fubara had been declared wanted for looting N345 billion while serving as Rivers accountant-general, carried out largely on behalf of his principal, Governor Nyesom Wike.
“The president told us any of these five are qualified to be president and have contributed to the party. He said he is comfortable with any of them.”
Videos of the attack shared online showed several massacred bodies believed to be of church members lying in a stream of blood.
Mr Osinbajo and his security aides were joined by other Nigerians to pull the victims from the vehicle, Peoples Gazette learnt.
A lawmaker said the tragic incident was engineered to send a message to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, whose policies have been deemed highly restrictive of nomadic pastoralists.
Mr Tinubu had while meeting APC delegates in Abeokuta said he brought Mr Buhari to power after the Nigerian leader cried on television and vowed not to run for office again.
The incident on Saturday afternoon in Timber Shed neighbourhood came barely three weeks after a mob in Sokoto lynched a Christian student.
The senator, who has been on the campaign trail with Bola Tinubu across the country, said nothing outside a free and fair primary would be acceptable to the campaign.
