President Bola Tinubu has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket with 10,999,967 votes, defeating his only rival, Stanley Osifo (16,504 votes) for the 2027 general elections.
If you thought you knew where President Tinubu’s strongest political backing ought to come from, these 2026 APC primary figures might make you rethink everything.
The North-west alone delivered 2.71 million votes—nearly doubles what the South-west or North-central brought to the table. And looking at the states, Adamawa pulled more weight for Tinubu in this primary than traditional northern strongholds like Kano or Katsina.
See the APC 2027 presidential primary, Tinubu’s vote by geo-political zones below:
1. North-west: 2.71m (24.6%)
2. North-east: 2.10m (19.1%)
3. South-west: 1.65m (15%)
4. North-central: 1.62m (14.7%)
5. South-south: 1.54m (14%)
6. South-east: 1.38m (12.5%)Total: 10.99m
See below how states and the FCT voted for President Tinubu in the 2027 APC presidential primaries:
1. Lagos: 814,988
2. Adamawa: 644,149
3. Kaduna: 618,914
4. Imo: 582,960
5. Kano: 500,852
6. Katsina: 467,003
7. Gombe: 450,517
8. Borno: 414,988
9. Delta: 407,646
10. Akwa Ibom: 389,197
11. Enugu: 383,382
12. Benue: 374,787
13. Plateau: 241,720
14. Bayelsa: 227,192
15. Ebonyi: 207,579
16. Jigawa: 206,520
17. Kogi: 197,370
18. Taraba: 183,698
19. Ondo: 181,996
20. Niger: 175,487
21. Abia: 161,005
22. Bauchi: 156,541
23. Ogun: 322,485
24. Zamfara: 321,579
25. Kwara: 310,990
26. Sokoto: 301,000
27. Kebbi: 292,972
28. Nasarawa: 285,436
29. Rivers: 280,082
30. Yobe: 253,804
31. Cross River: 113,911
32. Edo: 121,098
33. Oyo: 142,754
34. Osun: 100,888
35. Ekiti: 85,340
36. Anambra: 43,034
37. FCT: 36,103Total: 10.99m