ADC Presidential Primaries: Atiku Coasts To Victory With Wide Margin 

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced results of its presidential primary in 11 states so far, indicating that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is leading his rivals, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and business man, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen by a wide margin.

The results were announced by returning officers of various states but Presided over by the Chairman Presidential Primary Committee , Chief Ikechi Emenike .

Rotimi Amaechi and Muhammad Hayatu-Deen has rejected the results and credibility of the process over alleged irregularities.

The former minister of transportation and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who rejected the outcome of the ADC presidential primaries, described it the results as “concocted” and lacking credibility.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Amaechi alleged that widespread voter disenfranchisement marred the conduct of the primaries across several parts of the country.

The former Rivers State governor said he had earlier maintained that he would only accept the outcome of the exercise if it was conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner.

Hayatu-Deen also announced that he would boycott the official announcement of the primary results, citing what he described as widespread vote rigging and manipulation during the exercise.

In a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday, the presidential aspirant alleged that the process was marred by irregularities that undermined the integrity of the election.

“I will not be attending the announcement of the ADC Presidential Election Results today. I am concerned by reports from across the country of widespread vote rigging, some of which I myself observed, and will therefore be taking advice on my next steps,” he stated.

Reacting to the allegation, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the party had not seen sufficient evidence to either confirm or dismiss Hayatu-Deen’s claims.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Abdullahi said the party was still awaiting results from several states before concluding collation.

“We don’t have any evidence to support his position or to deny his position because we’ve not collated the results,” he said.

“We’ve not noticed any pattern in the result, and we’ve not seen enough to be able to establish a pattern.

“Eleven states’ results have been received so far. We are still awaiting other results. Any moment from now we are going to start the coalition.”

Amaechi had earlier rejected the results, describing them as “concocted” and alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement in several parts of the country.

According to him, the ADC was formed to provide Nigerians with a credible alternative political platform and should not be associated with the same electoral malpractice it criticises in other political parties.

The results so far released shows thus:

1. Kebbi

Amaechi — 5,931

Atiku — 65,523

Hayatu-Deen — 454

2. Anambra

Amaechi — 17,085

Atiku — 58,566

Hayatu-Deen — 7,861

3. Abia

Amaechi — 18,339

Atiku — 25,153

Hayatu-Deen — 2,264

4. Ekiti

Amaechi — 1,574

Atiku — 18,395

Hayatu-Deen — 149

5. Ondo

Amaechi — 6,031

Atiku — 18,287

Hayatu-Deen — 875

6. Gombe

Amaechi — 1,140

Atiku — 136,933

Hayatu-Deen — 455

7. FCT

Amaechi — 14,721

Atiku — 18,704

Hayatu-Deen — 5,576

8. Oyo

Amaechi — 1,553

Atiku — 23,011

Hayatu-Deen — 568

9. Imo

Amaechi — 7,659

Atiku — 52,222

Hayatu-Deen — 1,121

10. Yobe

Amaechi — 300

Atiku — 44,841

Hayatu-Deen — 365

11. Nasarawa

Amaechi — 13,656

Atiku — 41,649

Hayatu-Deen — 6,774

More detail later….

المصدر: Leadership (Nigeria)