President Bola Tinubu has reflected on the economic reforms undertaken by his administration since assuming office in 2023 and the sacrifices associated with them, acknowledging the hardship experienced by many Nigerians.

Tinubu stated this on Sunday while delivering his acceptance speech after receiving the certificate of return and the party’s flag as the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 presidential election.

“I shared the pain with you. I know what it takes to reform this economy that was in tatters. If you lost sleep, I lost some too. If you have lost weight, I think I have lost some too,” the President said.

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Tinubu also recalled how he sought the support of Nigerians in 2022 when he contested for office, noting that he remains committed to delivering on the responsibility entrusted to him.

“But I have always remembered one thing, in the year 2022, I asked for this job and you all supported me and I got it, so I must do it,” he said.

The President further noted that Nigeria’s political landscape has significantly evolved since he assumed office, while thanking party members and supporters for the overwhelming mandate given to him during the APC primary election.

President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general election after securing a sweeping victory in the party’s nationwide direct primary election.

Tinubu polled over 10 million votes to defeat his sole challenger, businessman Stanley Osifo, during the exercise conducted across the country’s 8,809 wards.

The results were announced on Sunday at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja by the returning officer of the APC Presidential Primary Election, former Senate President Pius Anyim.

Following the declaration, the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, presented Tinubu with the party’s Certificate of Return and flag as its presidential flagbearer for the 2027 election.

The event was attended by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Hope Uzodimma, APC governors, lawmakers, and other party stakeholders.

The APC primary victory officially positions Tinubu as the ruling party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election.