Atiku reacts as Tinubu wins APC presidential primary

<p><strong>Former vice president and presidential candidate on the platform of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">People&&num;8217&semi;s Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar;  Alhaji Atiku Abubakar<&sol;a> has congratulated <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Bola Ahmed Tinubu<&sol;a> on his win&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The National <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;tinubu-wins-apc-presidential-primary&sol;">Leader of the All Progressives Congress emerged winner of the party&&num;8217&semi;s presidential primary&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He obtained over 1&comma;271 votes to defeat his closest rivals&comma; ex-minister Rotimi Amaechi and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While Amaechi polled 316 votes&comma; Osinbajo scored 235 votes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Congratulating the former Lagos governor&comma; Atiku tweeted&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;Congratulations&comma; &commat;officialABAT on your emergence as your party&&num;8217&semi;s presidential candidate&period; It has been a hard-fought contest&comma; but that you prevailed confirms your tenacity&period; -AA&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;tinubu-wins-apc-presidential-primary&sol;">Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Primary<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Recall that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;2023-atiku-wins-pdp-presidential-primaries&sol;">Atiku emerged the Peoples Democratic Party&comma; PDP&comma; presidential candidate for the 2023 election&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Atiku clinched 371 out of the 767 accredited votes to defeat his closest rival&comma; Rivers State Governor&comma; Nyesom Wike&comma; who polled 237 votes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;