May 27, 2026
By Clifford Ndujihe, Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Luminous Jannamike & Jeff Agbodo
LAGOS — Controversies heralded the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential primaries, yesterday, as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar awaited official announcement as the winner, having beaten former Rivers State governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and Economist, Mohammed Hayattu-Deen in most states of the federation in the exercises held nationwide on Monday.
Amaechi and Hayattu-Deen kicked against the conduct of the primaries, alleging irregularities, with Hayattu-Deen boycotting the results announcement and Amaechi accusing the leadership of disenfranchising members and manipulating the process.
This happened on a day a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, affirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election.
