Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been declared the winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election after the results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were officially announced.
The development followed the resumption of the collation process on Wednesday night. The ADC had on Tuesday night adjourned the collation of the nationwide exercise, with the results from 12 states still outstanding at the time.
Following the final collation of the remaining states, the official figures showed Atiku polling a total of 1,855,787 votes to secure the party’s ticket. He maintained a wide margin over his closest rival, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, who secured 509,397 votes, while former banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen recorded 180,903 votes.
According to the breakdown of the state-by-state results, Hayatu-Deen won Kwara State, while Amaechi secured victories in Bayelsa and Rivers states. Atiku won the remaining states and the FCT to claim the overall victory.
