News: Buhari Wins APC Presidential Primaries

Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) today at the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention in Lagos won the presidential primary to carry the party’s flag at the 2015 presidential election to be held on February 15th 2015.

The former Head of State grabbed about 5,000 votes being the majority of the votes cast to beat former Vice President Atiku, Rabiu Kwankwaso, current Governor of Kano State, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, and Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspapers, to secure the bid.

Earlier yesterday, there were reports that some of the candidates had withdrawn from the race in favour of General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB), but they were later dismissed as false. The negotiations are thought to have delayed the start of the convention, which began at the Teslim Balogun Stadium venue hours later than expected.
Buhari will square up against incumbent Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) in a crucial election next year.
Abuabakar Atiku had 954 Votes.

SaharaReporters tweeted:

#APCDecides: Voting totals: Gen. Buhari: 3,430, Atiku: 954, Kwankwaso: 974, Okorocha: 674, Nda-Isaiah: 10.
— Saharareporters (@SaharaReporters) December 11, 2014

Dele Momodu who has been pro-GMB all the while tweeted:

ATIKU records 954 votes! Well done for a good fight Sir...
— Dele Momodu (@DeleMomodu) December 11, 2014

With BUHARI scoring 3,430 votes out 7,600, it is crystal clear that he has won the APC Presidential ticket while the others have 3,216 left!
— Dele Momodu (@DeleMomodu) December 11, 2014

Congratulations, the Father of the Nation, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI... http://t.co/cFZvC8knC9
— Dele Momodu (@DeleMomodu) December 11, 2014