The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has produced governorship candidates in no less than 10 states as the party also cleared former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi and renowned banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, for presidential primary slated to hold today.
The ADC is seen as the major opposition party poised to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other parties in the 2027 general elections.
At the party’s presidential primary which is holding today, Atiku is to square it up with two other aspirants as they couldn’t agree on a consensus.
The party is yet to conclude its governorship primaries in Katsina, Benue and Borno states.
In Kebbi State, former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation, Abubakar Malami, emerged as the governorship candidate of the party.
Malami, who has been having a running battle with the law and is currently on bail, emerged yesterday following his affirmation as a consensus candidate.
In Bauchi, Halliru Dauda Jika emerged as the governorship candidate of the ADC. Jika was confirmed as the sole candidate of the party at the affirmation ceremony witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Former Managing Director of Nigeria ports Authority (NPA) Umar Suleiman Ummarana emerged sole governorship candidate for ADC in Adamawa State as former governor, Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow, voluntarily withdrew from the race. In Yobe, the ADC adopted Barrister Kassim Gana Gaidam as its gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 governorship election through a consensus arrangement. And in Kwara State, former member of the House of Representatives, Zakari Mohammed, won the ADC governorship primary.
He was the sole aspirant and emerged as the consensus candidate. In cross Rivers State, veteran journalist and broadcaster, Dr Effiong Nyong, emerged as the 2027 governorship candidate of the party following a voice vote by party stakeholders.
Nyong, who was also the party’s governorship candidate in 2023, was unopposed during the affirmation exercise held at the party’s state secretariat on Diamond Road, Calabar. In Rivers State, Dr. Gabriel Pidomson defeated one of the key contenders Farah Dagogo, a former House of Representatives member to clinch the ticket while in Ekiti State, Amb. Dare Bejide emerged as the candidate.
