{"id":31825,"date":"2026-05-25T12:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31825"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:03:45","slug":"tinubus-apc-primary-win-well-deserved-sanwo-olu-declares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/tinubus-apc-primary-win-well-deserved-sanwo-olu-declares\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu\u2019s APC Primary Win \u2018Well Deserved,\u2019 Sanwo-Olu Declares"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 election. Sanwo-Olu described the outcome as a reflection of the confidence party members continue to place in Tinubu\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement issued by his office, the governor said Tinubu\u2019s victory in the APC primaries was well deserved and praised party members and officials for conducting peaceful and well-organized elections nationwide. He commended the APC\u2019s National Working Committee and state executives for ensuring a smooth exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI congratulate our leader and President, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the APC for the 2027 election. This victory reflects the confidence and trust that party members across the country continue to place in his leadership and his commitment to building a better Nigeria,\u201d Sanwo-Olu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The governor also highlighted the adoption of direct primaries by the APC, noting that the process underscored the party\u2019s commitment to internal democracy. He said the transparent conduct of the primaries demonstrated the strength of the party\u2019s structures and its ability to manage internal contests peacefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Party stakeholders have welcomed the outcome, describing it as a sign of unity and continuity within the APC. Supporters said Tinubu\u2019s candidacy would strengthen the party\u2019s chances in the upcoming election and reinforce its vision for national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanwo-Olu\u2019s message adds to the growing chorus of congratulations from political leaders and party members, positioning Tinubu\u2019s candidacy as a rallying point for the APC as it prepares for the 2027 presidential race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 election. Sanwo-Olu described the outcome as a reflection of the confidence party members continue to place in Tinubu\u2019s leadership. In a statement issued by his office, the governor said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,1138],"tags":[17376,17375,17378,16762,2743,3412,8891],"class_list":["post-31825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-politics","tag-all-progressives-congress-primaries","tag-apc-2027-presidential-candidate","tag-apc-direct-primaries-nigeria","tag-apc-internal-democracy","tag-babajide-sanwo-olu","tag-bola-ahmed-tinubu","tag-nigeria-presidential-election-2027"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APC-Final-Rally-5.webp?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31825"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31855,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31825\/revisions\/31855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}