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Lagos ex-governor wins Nigerian ruling party’s nomination

Bola Tinubu, attends the commissioning of Dangote fertilizer plant in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, March. 22, 2022. A former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, has been nominated to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate in next year’s presidential election. Bola Tinubu, widely referred to as the “godfather” of Lagos because of his influence in the southwestern state which he governed from 1999 to 2007, polled a majority of the votes on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the convention of the All Progressives Congress party. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Bola Tinubu, centre , pays a visit at the St Francis Catholic Church following a gunmen attacked in Owo, Nigeria, Monday, June 6, 2022. A former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, has been nominated to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate in next year’s presidential election. Bola Tinubu, widely referred to as the “godfather” of Lagos because of his influence in the southwestern state which he governed from 1999 to 2007, polled a majority of the votes on Wednesday at the convention of the All Progressives Congress party. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)