TDFormer Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, describing the exercise as manipulated and lacking transparency.
In a strongly worded statement posted on his verified social media account on Tuesday evening, Amaechi declared that he would not accept what he called “concocted results” from the party’s presidential contest.
The former Rivers State governor alleged that widespread voter disenfranchisement marred the exercise, claiming that a large percentage of party members were denied the opportunity to vote during the 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,” Amaechi stated.
He maintained that he had earlier made it clear that he would only accept the outcome of the primary if the process was free, fair and transparent.
Amaechi further accused elements within the party of engaging in electoral malpractice, including vote buying and manipulation of results.
“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 said.
The former minister questioned how a political platform that promised to offer Nigerians a credible alternative could deny members participation in its own internal democratic process.
“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,” he added.
Amaechi’s rejection of the primaries is expected to deepen the growing crisis within the ADC following the contentious presidential exercise.
The development comes amid rising tensions and accusations among party stakeholders over the conduct of the convention and the credibility of the outcome.
Political observers say the latest dispute could trigger fresh alignments and possible legal battles within the opposition party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The ADC leadership is yet to officially respond to Amaechi’s allegations as of the time of filing this report.
