Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated the Bola Tinubu on his victory at the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former vice president took to his social media pages to congratulate the former governor of Lagos State on Wednesday.
According to Atiku, Tinubu’s victory underscores his tenacity.
“Congratulations, @officialABAT, on your emergence as your party’s presidential candidate. It has been a hard-fought contest, but that you prevailed confirms your tenacity,” he said.
Tinubu won the APC presidential ticket on Wednesday, scoring 1,271 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi and Yemi Osinbajo, who bagged 316 and 235 votes, respectively.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan came fourth with 152 votes at the convention that concluded on June 8 in Abuja.