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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who is contesting in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, has rejected the party’s presidential primary results.
Amaechi, in a post shared on X on Tuesday following the completion of the party’s primary election, described the results as “concocted” and alleged disenfranchisement.
“Following reports of widespread voter disenfranchisement in most parts of the country during the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries yesterday, I unequivocally reject the concocted results being announced,” Amaechi said.
I REJECT THE CONCOCTED RESULTS OF THE ADC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
Following reports of widespread voter disenfranchisement in most parts of the country during the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Primaries yesterday, I unequivocally reject the concocted results…
— Chibuike R. Amaechi (@ChibuikeAmaechi) May 26, 2026
“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. I will not accept results from a process that does not reflect the values that the ADC had pledged to uphold, to rescue Nigerians from the impunity and gross mismanagement that our country is currently facing in the hands of the ruling party.”
The ADC has yet to declare the winner of the presidential primaries and has only begun collating the results.
However, early results indicate that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is in the lead, securing more votes than Amaechi and the third contender, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
“There’s no way that about eighty percent 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? The whole idea of the ADC was to give the Nigerian people a platform, to amplify the voices of the downtrodden, and make Nigeria a better place for everyone irrespective of background, ethnicity, or religion,” he added.
The former minister also criticised the ADC for allegedly engaging in vote-buying while criticising Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for electoral malpractice.
“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!”
Hayatu-Deen had also alleged rigging in the primaries in a post he shared on X.
“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 wrote.
