A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kaduna State, Shuaibu Idris, has rejected the result of the party’s governorship primary election.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Idris alleged irregularities, describing the exercise as a total fraud.
The aspirant further accused the ADC primary election committee of conducting a flawed and compromised process that failed to meet basic Democratic standards of transparency, fairness, and credibility.
According to the aspirant, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ADC, he joined the party with the hope that it would provide a credible alternative to the existing political culture in Nigeria.
He added that the primary election process was poorly organised from the outset, despite concerns raised by aspirants and stakeholders during a series of meetings with the Election Committee.
“We raised concerns about the sloppy nature of the process, but proceeded in good faith and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Election Committee.
“This arrangement was clearly susceptible to manipulation, scheming, cheating, and other forms of malpractice. There was no way a credible result could emerge from such a process,” he stated.
