President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, winning the party’s nationwide direct presidential primary held on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The primary was conducted across 8,809 wards in all 774 local government areas. Announcing the result on May 24, 2026, the Chairman of the APC Presidential Primary Election Committee, Senator Pius Anyim, declared President Tinubu winner with 10,999,162 votes, ahead of his challenger Mr. Stanley Osifo. In his acceptance speech, the President pledged to consolidate ongoing reforms and deepen national development.