POLITICSTinubu shakes hands with Osinbajo as he wins APC presidential primary

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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, shared a warm handshake with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as he coasted to victory in the party’s presidential primary.

Tinubu has taken a commanding lead in the voting, having amassed over half of the total votes.

The former Lagos State Governor is way ahead of Osinbajo and the former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

About 2,322 delegates from across Nigeria had stormed the Eagles Square to elect the flag bearer of the party.

After President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the arena, Tinubu went to the podium to shake hands with the Commander-in-Chief and his wife, Aisha.

Tinubu also stopped briefly to shake hands with Osinbajo and exchanged a few words

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