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Atiku wins ADC primary with 1.846M votes; Babachir Lawal quits alleging rigging. The opposition fracture weakens the 2027 challenge to Tinubu's re-election.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Monday exchanged verbal missiles over the conduct of the African Democratic Congress presidential primaries, which produced Atiku as the winner.

Atiku had last week polled a total of 1,846,370 votes to beat former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi and businessman-politician Mohammed Hayatu-Deen to the ADC presidential ticket, with the duo garnering 504,117 and 177,120 votes respectively.

Lawal, until recently, was a chieftain of the ADC and a key opposition figure in the broad coalition against President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

While announcing his resignation from the party on Monday, the former SGF slammed Atiku for allegedly influencing the outcome of the party’s primaries held across the country.

“I am exiting the ADC because its just concluded primaries were at all levels massively rigged in favour of Kachalla Abubakar Atiku.

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ADC primaries: Atiku, Babachir trade words as ex-SGF quits party

Atiku Abubakar and Babachir Lawal exchange words over alleged rigging in the ADC primaries. Lawal quits party, Atiku's camp denies claims.

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Atiku wins ADC primary with 1.846M votes; Babachir Lawal quits alleging rigging. The opposition fracture weakens the 2027 challenge to Tinubu's re-election.

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Lawal, until recently, was a chieftain of the ADC and a key opposition figure in the broad coalition against President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

While announcing his resignation from the party on Monday, the former SGF slammed Atiku for allegedly influencing the outcome of the party’s primaries held across the country.

“I am exiting the ADC because its just concluded primaries were at all levels massively rigged in favour of Kachalla Abubakar Atiku.