President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential direct primary election conducted in Bauchi State, polling 156,541 votes.

Announcing the result at the state collation centre, the State Collation Officer, he passed across all political wards and the 20 local government areas of the state.

According to him, a total of 178,414 party members were eligible to participate in the exercise, while the total votes cast stood at 159,191.

He said Tinubu’s challenger, Stanley Osifo, secured 2,650.00 votes in the exercise.

Professor Pate stated that the results from all local government areas were collated in line with the party’s guidelines before the final declaration at the state level.

He added that the result would be forwarded to the APC National Collation Centre in Abuja.

Pate commended members of the electoral committee, security agencies and party stakeholders for ensuring the peaceful conduct of the exercise.

He specifically appreciated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security operatives and party officials at ward, local government, state and national levels for their contributions to the success of the primary.

The collation officer also lauded party supporters for maintaining order throughout the exercise, describing the process as peaceful and transparent.

He expressed optimism that the APC would continue to grow stronger ahead of future elections.