The African Democratic Congress has urged aggrieved presidential aspirants, including former Minister of Transportation, and economist , to channel any complaints arising from the party’s presidential primary through internal party structures and legal electoral processes instead of engaging in public disputes.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, , stated that there was no concrete evidence suggesting the presidential primary was manipulated in favour of former Vice President .
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Abdullahi explained that the collation of results from the nationwide direct primary was still ongoing, making it premature to validate or dismiss allegations of irregularities raised by some contestants.
The ADC conducted its presidential primary on Monday ahead of the 2027 general election. Although the final results from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are yet to be officially released, early tallies reportedly place Atiku in the lead, followed by Amaechi, while Hayatu-Deen trails behind.
Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen had both expressed dissatisfaction with the process, alleging that the exercise was manipulated to favour Atiku.
Reacting to the claims, Abdullahi maintained that there was currently no clear evidence proving wrongdoing, noting that the party’s collation process was still underway.
According to him, the ADC has established mechanisms for resolving disputes and handling complaints from aspirants who may feel dissatisfied with the process.
He added that results from 11 states had already been received, while the remaining results were still being awaited from across the country.
Abdullahi also dismissed concerns over a rival faction of the party led by Kingsley Ogga, which reportedly announced as its presidential candidate for 2027.
He insisted that the faction led by former Senate President remained the legitimate leadership recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The ADC spokesman stressed that INEC officials had monitored the party’s congresses and primary elections nationwide, including governorship, legislative and presidential primaries, adding that the party had no concerns regarding the commission’s oversight of the process.
