Former Rivers State Governor and presidential aspirant, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has strongly rejected the results of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries held yesterday, describing them as “concocted” due to massive voter disenfranchisement across the country.
In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, Amaechi said he would not accept the outcome of the primaries because the process fell short of the free, fair, and transparent standards he had demanded from the outset.
“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,” Amaechi declared.
The former Transportation Minister highlighted reports of severe irregularities, claiming that approximately 80% of party members were prevented from voting.
“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?” he questioned.
Amaechi emphasized that the ADC was formed to offer Nigerians an alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which the party has frequently accused of electoral malpractices, including vote buying and result manipulation.
“A party that criticizes 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 leads to the disenfranchisement of voters who are party members. This is not acceptable!” he stated.
The presidential aspirant framed the ADC’s core mission as providing a genuine platform for ordinary Nigerians.
“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 backgrounds, ethnicity, or religion,” Amaechi said.
He warned that accepting flawed results would undermine the party’s credibility and make it indistinguishable from the political establishments it seeks to challenge.
As of the time of this report, the ADC leadership has not issued an official response to Amaechi’s rejection of the primaries outcome. The development adds a layer of controversy to the opposition party’s efforts to build a formidable challenge ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The full statement reads:
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 being announced.
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.
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 backgrounds, ethnicity, or religion.
A party that criticizes 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 leads to the disenfranchisement of voters who are party members. This is not acceptable!
- Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
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