By Gbenga Akingbule.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday recorded a sweeping victory across the 312 wards in Borno State , defeating his opponent, Mr. Stanley Osifo at end of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election.
Gatekeepers News reports that party stakeholders and supporters of the APC had mobilised their members across the wards, where the direct primary option adopted by the party saw members queue up behind the poster of President Tinubu while the counting of voters was carried out openly.
The direct primary election was conducted at Mafa Central Primary School and presided over by the Chairperson of the Presidential Primary Election Committee, Hajiya Inna Alkali Imam.
At the end of the excercise in Mafa Ward,
Preseident Tinubu polled 2,175 votes out of the total number of votes cast, representing 100% of all valid votes in the ward. Mafa Ward has 2,277 registered party members
While Mr Stanley Osifo, a businessman and APC chieftain from Edo State, scored zero votes.
Borno State Governor Prof Babagana Zulum, who serves as the Coordinator and Collation Officer for the presidential primary election in the state, said he was in Mafa to witness and participate in the exercise.
“I am from Mafa Ward, and that is why I am here to witness and participate in the exercise. We have two candidates, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Mr Stanley Osifo,” Zulum stated.
Prof. Zulum, who also cast his vote, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the primary and the enthusiasm of party faithful. “So far so good, we have contacted the presidential primary election for Mafa ward, and I am very impressed with the turnout.
“We have a total of about 2,277 registered party members in Mafa ward, out of which 2,175 were accredited for the voting, and all of them voted for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while the other candidate scored zero,” Zulum said.
In the same vein , the APC gubernatorial candidate, Engr. Mustafa Gubio, participated in the exercise at Gubio 1 Ward in Gubio Local Government Area, where he delivered 5,980 votes for the President.
Speaking after the exercise, Gubio commended residents for the impressive turnout and pledged continued mobilisation ahead of the general elections.
“You have seen how people have turned out. The turnout is massive. I therefore want to thank the people of Gubio that came from far and near to their respective wards to go out and elect Mr. President,” Gubio said.
“And Insha Allah, we will continue to mobilize people to see that in the main election, people of Gubio will vote massively for Mr. President, the Vice President, and also in the other elections,” he added.
Engr. Gubio also assured Governor Zulum that Gubio Local Government would deliver overwhelming votes for the APC in the forthcoming elections.
