Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen will on Monday test their popularity as the David Mark-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) conducts its presidential primary ahead of the 2027 general election.
The three aspirants are seeking to emerge as the presidential candidate of the opposition party in what party insiders saying d would be a keenly contested race.
Their emergence for the contest followed the conclusion of the party’s screening exercise conducted by a panel headed by former Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke.
The ADC leadership under interim national chairman, David Mark, opted for an open contest after efforts to build consensus among the leading aspirants failed to produce an agreement.
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To oversee the exercise, the party constituted a Presidential Election Committee chaired by former Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, with Prof. Yisa Gana serving as secretary.
Other members of the committee include Maj.-Gen. Adamu Jalingo, Dr. Auwalu Anwar, Chief Emenike Ikechi, Dr. Macaulay Iyare, Tajudeen Bakare, Elder Ubolo Itodo Okpanachi, Zainab Buba Galadima, Uzoamaka Onyeama and Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris.
The party also constituted a Presidential Appeals Committee chaired by Dr. Suleiman Usman (SAN), with Barr. Ken Imasuagbon as secretary and Barr. Dare Okerade as member.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said electoral officers had already been deployed across the country ahead of the exercise.
He expressed optimism that the primary would be seamless, free and fair, adding that the three aspirants had committed themselves to accepting the outcome of the poll.
