Mr Tinubu scored 1,271 votes to beat Mr Lawan and other aspirants at the APC convention that concluded today in Abuja.
Mr Tinubu said it was First Lady Aisha Buhari who usually came to him to pacify him whenever he was being kept waiting by the president.
Mr Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, said Mr Tinubu’s victory underscores his tenacity.
Mr Mbu is seeking, amongst other reliefs, an order of the court to invalidate his retirement, which he claimed was done via a press release.
Buhari urged members of APC to remain united and consider voting the presidential candidate with the best chances of securing victory in the 2023 general elections.
Mr Tinubu, in a blitz of rhetoric a few days ago, had insisted it was his right to be Nigeria’s next president, drawing the ire of the Presidency and APC chair.
“It is said that in all serious socio-political contests, truth is the first casualty. It is so in this contest,” said the APC chairman.
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race to back another presidential hopeful and frontrunner Bola Tinubu.
Governor Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa and Ajayi Boroffice (APC-Ondo) have withdrawn from APC presidential primary, supporting Bola Tinubu to emerge as the party’s candidate.
Former Governor Ibikunle Amosu of Ogun, one of APC presidential aspirants, has withdrawn from the party’s primary to throw his weight behind Bola Tinubu.
