Mr Osifo said, “I think God knows better, and God knows tomorrow.”
He said membership registration took care of grassroots inclusiveness.
He polled a total of 310,990 votes to defeat his sole rival, Stanley Osifo, who secured zero vote.
He urged Nigerians not to be deterred by the security and economic challenges in the country.
Mr Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is returning to his home state for the first time, after he clinched the APC presidential.
“We are not where we are supposed to be but we are at least somewhere better than where we were before,” the chieftain said.
Godswill Akpabio also collected a senatorial ticket from an ally in a similar placeholder arrangement like Mr Umahi and other politicians.
Dimeji Bankole, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary to back Bola Tinubu to emerge as the party’s candidate.
“By the grace of God, a good candidate will emerge for APC, even if it is not me,” the former governor said.
Canisters of tear gas were fired at the journalists by the security agents who claimed to be acting on orders from the above.
