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APC Convention LIVE: Bola Tinubu leads In First Box Of Votes Counted So Far
Other aspirants who got votes in the box are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, former minister Rotimi Amaechi, and Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
The sorting of votes by national delegates has commenced at the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress.
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 ended 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, there was tight news from the convention ground in Abuja that 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.
The winner is expected to be declared in a few hours.
Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has been national leader of the All Progressives Congress since the party’s formation in 2013.
He previously served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and Senator for Lagos West during the brief Third Republic.
