Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after defeating former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in the party’s primary election.
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.
He said Mr Abubakar emerged after polling a total of 1,846,370 to defeat Mr Amaechi, who came second with 504,117 votes, and Mr Hayatu-Deen, who secured 177,120 votes.
The primary election was conducted through direct voting across the country on Monday. The collation began on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
Messrs Amaechi and Hayatu-Ddeen rejected the process on Tuesday and alleged widespread irregularities before the final collation of results began.
