ATIKU DECLARED WINNER OF ADC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

May 28, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has been declared as winner of the Presidential Primary election of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Announcing the result at the Collation Centre in Abuja on Wednesday night, Tunde Ogbeha, the returning officer of the election, said Atiku polled a total of 1,855,787 votes while former Governor Rotimi Amaechi polled 509,397 votes and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a businessman, garnered 180,903 votes.

According to Ogbeha, a total 2,546,457 votes were cast in the election.

Both Amaechi and Hayatudeen had rejected the results while collation was underway, citing alleged irregularities.

But Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the opposition party, said the exercise was very transparent.

Below are some of the results:

Kebbi
Amaechi — 5,931
Atiku — 65,523
Hayatu-Deen — 454
Anambra
Amaechi — 17,085
Atiku — 58,566
Hayatu-Deen — 7,861
Abia
Amaechi — 18,339
Atiku — 25,153
Hayatu-Deen — 2,264
Ekiti
Amaechi — 1,574
Atiku — 18,395
Hayatu-Deen — 149
Ondo
Amaechi — 6,031
Atiku — 18,287
Hayatu-Deen — 875
Gombe
Amaechi — 1,140
Atiku — 136,933
Hayatu-Deen — 455
FCT
Amaechi — 14,721
Atiku — 18,704
Hayatu-Deen — 5,576
Oyo
Amaechi — 1,553
Atiku — 23,011
Hayatu-Deen — 568
Imo
Amaechi — 7,659
Atiku — 52,222
Hayatu-Deen — 1,121
Yobe
Amaechi — 300
Atiku — 44,841
Hayatu-Deen — 365
Nasarawa
Amaechi — 13,656
Atiku — 41,649
Hayatu-Deen — 6,774
Adamawa
Amaechi – – – 1,896
Atiku – – 177,141
Hayatu-Deen – – 18,949
Akwa Ibom

Amaechi—20,343
Atiku – – 17,623
Hayatu-Deen – – 2,054

14.Benue

Amaechi – – -30,881

Atiku —-55,177

Hayatu-Deen – – – 22,141

Enugu

Amaechi – – -15,127

Atiku – – – 33,879

Hayatu-Deen – – – 669

Kano

Amaechi – – -9,994

Atiku – – 155,595

Hayatu-Deen – – – 15,914

Kogi

Amaechi – – -23,573

Atiku – – 48,351

Hayatu-Deen – – 9,173

18.Osun

Amaechi – -72

Atiku – – 12,321

Hayatu-Deen – – 4,558

Sokoto

Amaechi – – – -292

Atiku – – 63,823

Hayatu-Deen – – 319

Taraba

Amaechi – – -25,150
Atiku – – 48,523
Hayatu-Deen – – – 8,369

21.Zamfara

Amaechi – – -191

Atiku – – – 60,500

Hayatu-Deen – – 446

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.