Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu .
DAILY POST had reported that Tinubu secured more than half of the votes at the party’s convention to clinch the ticket on Wednesday.
He polled a total of 1,271 votes from the 2,322 delegates at the Special Convention on Wednesday.
Reacting, Kalu in a statement he personally signed said, “I congratulate you for the good and wonderful outing.”
“To my friend and colleague, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has been elected as our party’s presidential flag bearer, big congratulations to you. The APC won.
Kalu encouraged all other aspirants to accept Asiwaju’s victory in the spirit of sportsmanship.
He added that all APC members owe the party an open mind and total support.