27/05/2026
Amaechi Rejects ADC Primary Results, Accuses Party of Rigging
Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress presidential primaries, accusing the party of disenfranchising members and manipulating the process.
In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Amaechi said he would not accept what he described as “concocted results” from the exercise held nationwide on Monday.
“I had initially stated that I will only accept the outcome of the primaries if the process was free, fair, and transparent, and I stand by my word,” Amaechi said. “I will not accept results from a process that does not reflect the values that the ADC had pledged to uphold.”
The former Rivers State governor alleged that about 80 per cent of party members were denied the opportunity to vote during the primaries.
“There’s no way that about eighty per cent of members of the party were not allowed to vote, and you expect me to accept such results. Then what makes us different from the others?” he asked.
Amaechi warned that the ADC risks undermining its credibility if it engages in the same electoral practices it criticises in the ruling All Progressives Congress.
“A party that criticises the ruling APC and INEC for vote buying, rigging and writing of results cannot be engaged in vote buying, writing of results, and other electoral malpractices that lead to the disenfranchisement of voters who are party members. This is not acceptable!” he said.
Another aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, also rejected the process and said he would not attend the official declaration of results.
The ADC conducted a nationwide direct primary on Monday to select its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Early results released showed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar leading with a wide margin.
The party is yet to release the final collated results from all states and the Federal Capital Territory.
