The Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as Presidential Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) having defeated former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in the party’s primary election.
Penpushing reports that the returning officer, Tunde Ogbeha, declared Atiku as the winner after the final collation of the results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), explaining that Abubakar polled a total vote of 1,846,370 to defeat Amaechi, who came second with 504,117 votes, and Hayatu-Deen, secured 177,120 votes.
The primary election was conducted through direct voting across the country on Monday, while collation began on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Penpushing further reports that Messrs Amaechi and Hayatu-Ddeen had earlier rejected the process on Tuesday alleging widespread irregularities before the final collation of results began, while Amaechi described the results as concocted, alleging massive voter disenfranchisement and manipulation during the exercise, Hayatu-Deen on his part accused party officials of rigging and compromising the credibility of the process.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) despite the protests, proceeded with the collation and declaration of results in Abuja, formally returning Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
Penpushing also reports Atiku’s The victory marks another presidential bid for him having previously contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 elections.
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