Atiku wins ADC presidential primary in Edo

By Ozioruva Aliu

BENIN CITY — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been declared winner of the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress in Edo State.

He defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and businessman Alhaji Muhammed Hayatu-Deen in the exercise.

Announcing the result at the ADC secretariat in Benin City, the Chairman and Returning Officer of the party’s Primary Election Committee in Edo State, Dr Mabel Adimkwu, said Atiku polled 17,729 votes to emerge winner.

She said Amaechi scored 10,116 votes, while Hayatu-Deen polled 1,906 votes.

According to her, the presidential primary was conducted on May 25, 2026, across the state, with a total of 32,263 registered voters drawn from the INEC register.

She added that accreditation was carried out across the 192 wards in the 18 local government areas of Edo State.

“Party members were enthusiastic about the primaries and the orderliness in which the election was conducted allowed members to vote freely. The whole process was peaceful,” she said.

“His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, having scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the Edo State presidential primaries,” she declared.

Reacting to the outcome, the Deputy State Chairman of the party, Mr Sylvester Ewanehi, commended participants in the exercise, describing the process as fair and orderly.

He urged stakeholders to see the outcome as a collective victory for the party.

“The members of the committee have done very well in releasing the results as it were,” he said.

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