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APC Convention: Tinubu Early Lead As Sorting, Counting Continues
From the counting on going, the national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is projected to win as he is in early lead in the results.
The sorting of votes by national delegates has commenced at the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress holding in Abuja.
From the counting on going, the national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is projected to win as he is in early lead in the results.
The ballot casting exercise to determine the fate of aspirants, which was carried out by 2,340 delegates, started at about 2.40 am and at 7.45 am.
The six-hour voting process ended with a few delegates still hanging around in a near-empty field of Eagle Square.
However, feelers from the convention ground in Abuja indicated that the battle for the sole presidential ticket is still down to former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
From the votes sorted so far, Bola Tinubu has taken a commanding lead in the race for the APC presidential ticket.
The winner is expected to be declared in a few hours.
Fourteen aspirants are still in the race.
They include Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Ahmed Rufai, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Jack Rich, Gov. Ben Ayade, Gov. David Umuahi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Sen. Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Yahaya Bello and Ogbonnaya Onu.
Nine aspirants had earlier withdrawn from the race including Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye, Dr Felix Nicholas, former Gov. Godswill Akpabio, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, former Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Gov. Muhammad Badaru, Sen. Ken Nnamani and Gov. Kayode Fayemi.