President Tinubu won the All Progressives Congress presidential primary on 23 May 2026 in a landslide, polling 10,999,162 votes against 16,505 for his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo. The nationwide direct primary formally confirmed Tinubu as the party's flag bearer for the January 2027 general election, with his vote total exceeding the 8.79 million votes he won in the 2023 general election itself.