Osifo Accepts APC Primary Loss, Saying “God Knows Better”

Businessman Stanley Osifo, who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary, has accepted his defeat, stating that the result will not alter his support for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Osifo received 16,503 votes in the nationwide direct primary, while President Bola Tinubu secured 10,999,162 votes.

“I think God knows better, and God knows tomorrow,” Osifo remarked shortly after the collation and declaration at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.

He acknowledged his dissatisfaction with the outcome but reaffirmed his commitment to working with the party and its candidate.

“I’m not okay with the outcome of the results. And I’m working with the party, I’m working with the candidate of the party as well. I have no problem with it,” Osifo said.

Osifo explained that his decision to purchase the N100 million nomination form was part of the party’s internal democratic process rather than a personal rivalry.

“We are one party, we are members of the All Progressives Congress, we are one family. So we are not challenging ourselves. What we did was to have within ourselves who will become the candidate of the party. So where we are now, we have that already today,” he added.

He welcomed Tinubu’s earlier statement that he bore no grudges against him, describing it as a sign of unity within the party.

“That is why we are working together. We are one party, so we must work together. Nobody is an island. Even if I had become the candidate today, I cannot work alone. I need a team. So offering an olive branch is something that everybody would want to support the president for,” Osifo said.

Expressing gratitude to his supporters nationwide, Osifo said their efforts would not be forgotten despite the defeat.

“My supporters that voted for me, including those clapping for me, I want to deeply express my gratitude to them. It’s not been an easy task. We have 36 states in Nigeria including the FCT, 37, and we have coordinators in all the states, in all the local governments, in all the wards. They have done marvellously well,” he said.

Looking ahead, Osifo maintained optimism about his political future.

“I am a very young man. I have a lot of years ahead of me, so it’s possible for things to happen. But I think God knows better, and God knows tomorrow. So let’s just hope on God and work as we move forward,” he added.

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