The former vice president took to his social media pages to congratulate the former governor of Lagos State.
Bola Tinubu has been congratulated by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
This followed Tinubu's emergence today as the candidate of the APC in the 2023 presidential election.
Abubakar is also the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2023 presidential electon.
The former vice president took to his social media pages to congratulate the former governor of Lagos State, stating that the APC presidential primary was a hard-fought contest.
“Congratulations, @officialABAT, on your emergence as your party’s presidential candidate. It has been a hard-fought contest, but that you prevailed confirms your tenacity,” he wrote.
Also, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated Bola Tinubu.
In statement on Wednesay afternoon, he told Tinubu and the former aspirants: “I congratulate you for the good and wonderful outing.”
Kalu said “everyone did enough campaign needed to win the primary election but it is only one candidate that will represent the party in the general election.”
Addressing the APC candidate, Kalu said: “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.”