Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after winning the party’s primary election held on Wednesday.
The returning officer of the exercise, Tunde Ogbeha, announced the results late Wednesday night.
According to the results declared, Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
Amaechi secured 504,117 votes, while Hayatu-Deen scored 177,120 votes.
The victory positions Atiku as the ADC’s standard bearer ahead of the 2027 presidential election, following weeks of consultations and political realignments within the opposition bloc.
Party delegates and supporters erupted in celebration shortly after the final results were announced at the venue of the primary election.
More details later.
