Former Rivers State governor and presidential aspirant, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the results of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, describing the outcome as “concocted.”
In a statement issued after the exercise, Amaechi alleged widespread voter disenfranchisement across the country, claiming that a large percentage of party members were prevented from participating in the process.
“I unequivocally reject the concocted results being announced,” he said, insisting that he would only accept the outcome of a process that was free, fair, and transparent.
The former minister further accused the party leadership of engaging in the same electoral malpractice it had previously criticised in the ruling APC and INEC, including alleged vote buying, result manipulation, and voter suppression.
“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,” Amaechi stated.
According to reports and comments from political figures within the opposition coalition, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is expected to emerge as the ADC’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
The development comes amid growing internal divisions within the party, following the emergence of another faction of the ADC which reportedly picked Dumebi Kachikwu as its candidate for the 2027 presidential race.