Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is heading for victory with a wide margin in the ongoing presidential primaries of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as results released from several states show him maintaining a comfortable lead over his opponents.
Atiku is contesting the party’s presidential ticket alongside former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and economist, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen ahead of the 2027 general election, where the ADC hopes to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress’s President Bola Tinubu.
Results announced so far at the party’s collation center, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, indicate a strong showing for Atiku.
In Kebbi State, Atiku polled 65,523 votes to defeat Amaechi, who scored 5,931 votes, while Hayatu-Deen secured 454 votes.
In Anambra State, Atiku garnered 58,566 votes ahead of Amaechi’s 17,085 votes and Hayatu-Deen’s 7,861 votes.
Abia State also went in favour of Atiku, who secured 25,153 votes, while Amaechi scored 18,339 votes and Hayatu-Deen got 2,264 votes.
In Ekiti State, Atiku polled 18,395 votes, defeating Amaechi, who recorded 1,574 votes, while Hayatu-Deen secured 149 votes.
Meanwhile, the exercise has continued to generate controversy, with both Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen rejecting the credibility of the process over alleged irregularities.
Hayatu-Deen announced that he would boycott the official announcement of the primary results, citing what he described as widespread vote rigging and manipulation during the exercise.
In a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday, the presidential aspirant alleged that the process was marred by irregularities that undermined the integrity of the election.
“I will not be attending the announcement of the ADC Presidential Election Results today. I am concerned by reports from across the country of widespread vote rigging, some of which I myself observed, and will therefore be taking advice on my next steps,” he stated.
Reacting to the allegation, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the party had not seen sufficient evidence to either confirm or dismiss Hayatu-Deen’s claims.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics today, Abdullahi said the party was still awaiting results from several states before concluding collation.
“We don’t have any evidence to be able to support his position or to deny his position because we’ve not collated the results,” he said.
“We’ve not noticed any pattern in the result, and we’ve not seen enough to be able to establish a pattern.
“Eleven states’ results have been received so far. We are still awaiting other results. Any moment from now we are going to start the collation.”
Amaechi had earlier rejected the results, describing them as “concocted” and alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement in several parts of the country.
According to him, the ADC was formed to provide Nigerians with a credible alternative political platform and should not be associated with the same electoral malpractice it criticises in other political parties.
The ADC presidential primaries were monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission across the country.
Collation of results from other states was still ongoing as of press time at the party’s national collation centre in Abuja.
ADC presidential primaries: Atiku heads for victory as Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen reject results
source https://dailypost.ng/2026/05/27/adc-presidential-primaries-atiku-heads-for-victory-as-amaechi-hayatu-deen-reject-results/
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