Rotimi Amaechi, a leading contender in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential race, has rejected the outcome of the party’s nationwide ADC Presidential Primary, describing the results as “concocted” and alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement and irregularities.
Key Highlights
- Amaechi rejects ADC presidential primary results, alleges widespread voter exclusion
- Atiku Abubakar reportedly leads early collation across multiple states
- Mohammed Hayatu-Deen also boycotts result announcement over alleged irregularities
- Returning officers continue collation at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja
- ADC presidential primary draws accusations of vote manipulation and internal crisis
Former Rivers State Governor and presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi, made his position known in a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, insisting that he would not accept any outcome from what he described as a flawed process.
According to him, the ADC failed to conduct a credible exercise, claiming that a large portion of party members were denied participation in the voting process.
“Following reports of widespread voter disenfranchisement in most parts of the country during the African Democratic Congress Presidential Primary yesterday, I unequivocally reject the concocted results being announced,” Amaechi said.
He maintained that his earlier position still stands, stressing that he would only accept a result emerging from a free, fair, and transparent contest.
“I had initially stated that I will only accept the outcome of the primaries if the process was free, fair, and transparent, and I stand by my word,” he added.
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Amaechi further accused the party of contradicting its reformist stance, warning that internal manipulation would undermine its credibility ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“There’s no way that about eighty percent of members of the party were not allowed to vote, and you expect me to accept such results,” he said.
He also questioned the ideological foundation of the ADC, arguing that the party must not replicate the electoral practices it publicly criticises.
“A party that criticizes the ruling APC and INEC for vote buying, rigging and writing of results, cannot be engaged in the same practices,” Amaechi stated.
Meanwhile, collation of results from the ADC Presidential Primary continued at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, where returning officers are expected to formally announce the final outcome.
Early reports from the exercise indicate that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is leading in several states, including Gombe, Sokoto, Abia, and Zamfara, strengthening his position in the race for the party’s ticket.
Another aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, also distanced himself from the process, saying he would not attend the result announcement due to what he described as “widespread irregularities and vote rigging.” He insisted that the exercise failed to meet basic standards of fairness and transparency.
The growing dispute has deepened tensions within the ADC, with stakeholders now divided over the credibility of the process and the legitimacy of the emerging outcome.
