2027: Atiku takes early lead in ADC presidential primaries, wins six states

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the early frontrunner in the nationwide African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election to determine the party’s flagbearer come 2027.

He has secured sweeping victories after winning in six states in results released so far from the ongoing exercise.

These early results recorded in Sokoto, Abia, Osun, Gombe, Ebonyi and Zamfara states put him ahead of his primary challengers, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.

Although the ADC national leadership is yet to officially release collated results from the presidential primary, this report shows figures obtained from party officials and state collation centres.

In Gombe State, Atiku polled 139,334 votes, while Amaechi secured 1,150 votes and Hayatu-Deen got 464 votes.

In Abia, Atiku scored 25,153 votes against Amaechi’s 18,339 votes and Hayatu-Deen’s 3,264 votes.

Ebonyi results showed Atiku polling 15,300 votes, while Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen recorded 2,200 and 200 votes, respectively.

In Sokoto, Atiku secured 69,431 votes, with Amaechi polling 292 votes and Hayatu-Deen 319 votes.

Zamfara also went in Atiku’s favour, with the former vice president polling 60,500 votes ahead of Hayatu-Deen’s 436 votes and Amaechi’s 191 votes.

In Osun, Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mr. Adepoju Abimbola, said Atiku secured victory across the 30 local government areas of the state with 12,321 votes.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the ADC Publicity Secretary, Seun Abosede, the party said Atiku polled 12,321 votes out of the 17,000 accredited voters for the exercise.

Hayatudeen Muhammed came second with 4,000 votes, while former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, scored 679 votes.