Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for emerging as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 general elections.
Lawan was among politicians that contested against Tinubu for the APC presidential ticket.
In a statement on his Facebook page, he described the primary as “manifestly free and fair”.
Lawan said, “The outcome of the election process has shown that Your Excellency is the popular choice of our party for that assignment,” he wrote in a statement uploaded to his Facebook page.
“I do not have an iota of doubt in the wisdom of that decision by our Party’s delegates from across the country.”
Continuing he said, “Your glittering track record of public service, foresight and grit in party building and administration, as well as the courage you continue to demonstrate in fighting for the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria make you worthy of the high esteem and trust of our party members everywhere in Nigeria as exhibited at the National Convention.
“It is on this note that I heartily congratulate you on your well-deserved victory at the primary.
“I have no doubt that with your credentials, experience, antecedents and political sagacity, our great party will go into the 2023 contest confident of victory.”
Lawan said his commitment to the party remains unwavering, assuring he would work for its success.
Tinubu scored a total of 1,271 votes in the primary. He was followed by a former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, who got 316 votes, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came third with 235 votes.
Lawan only scores152 votes.