Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday visited former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi at his Abuja residence in a move seen as part of efforts to reconcile aggrieved members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after the party’s presidential primary.
Atiku, who emerged as the ADC presidential candidate for the 2027 election, was accompanied by former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, former ADC national chairman, Ralph Nwosu and other party leaders.
The closed-door meeting came barely 24 hours after Atiku defeated Amaechi and economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen at the party’s presidential primary.
Official results released by the party showed that Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to defeat Amaechi, who secured 504,117 votes, while Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes.
Following his victory, the ADC leadership led by former Senate President David Mark, presented the party’s flag to Atiku.
