Tinubu wins presidential primary in Rivers by landslide

President Bola Tinubu has overwhelmingly won the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in Rivers State, securing a landslide victory. The Returning Officer for the primary and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, announced that Tinubu garnered 280,082 votes.

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From my tabulation, the total votes cast are in this order. His Excellency Bola Tinubu scored a total vote of 280,082. The other contestant, Mr Stanley, scored zero.

In stark contrast, Tinubu's sole rival in the state, Stanley Osifo, received zero votes. Governor Fubara declared the results on Saturday after consolidating the tallies from collation officers across all 23 local government areas of the state.

"From my tabulation, the total votes cast are in this order. His Excellency Bola Tinubu scored a total vote of 280,082. The other contestant, Mr Stanley, scored zero," Fubara stated, certifying the accuracy of the results from the local government areas before they are sent to Abuja.

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I, Siminialayi Fubara, who is serving as State Collation Officer, hereby certify that the information contained in my spreadsheets in this form represent the true, correct and accurate record of the summary of results from the 23 local government areas.

The governor emphasized the clear outcome, noting, "it is practical that from what we have here, the winner is His Excellency Bola Tinubu."

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We are to send this result to Abuja, but notwithstanding, it is practical that from what we have here, the winner is His Excellency Bola Tinubu.