- The ADC sold its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms to at least three presidential aspirants ahead of its primaries
- This came as the coalition-adopted party confirmed the payment from the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, in a social media post on Saturday, May 9
- From the reports that emerged so far, Atiku was the third politician to purchase the party’s N90 million presidential form
The 2027 general elections have begun to take shape within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the party concluded the sale of forms to its three presidential aspirants.
Between Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, no fewer than three presidential aspirants bought the party’s ticket to flag the ADC colours in the 2027 general elections.
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ADC presidential aspirants for 2027
Below is the list of the aspirants:
1. Mohammed Hayatu-Deen
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a prominent aspirant in the ADC primaries, was the first to pick up the party’s form while pledging to address insecurity, job shortages and ease the burden of the high cost of living for millions of Nigerians.
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The presidential aspirant was the first to receive the form from the ADC National Organising Secretary, Prince Chinedu Idigo. His supporters have described the development as a sign of growing momentum for his candidacy.
Hayatu-Deen’s decision was disclosed in a statement by his media team on Friday, May 8, in which the presidential aspirant said the forthcoming general elections should be about restoring the economic stability and security of the country.
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Source: Twitter
2. Rotimi Amaechi
The former minister of transportation and two-term governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, was the second to purchase the ADC presidential nomination and expression of interest form for the 2027 general elections.
In a social media post, the ADC wrote:
“His Excellency Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi picked the Presidential Nomination Form of the African Democratic Congress at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The form was picked by his excellency chief John Oyegun in the company of former Minister of Environment Mohammed Abdullahi, Senator Nura Abatemi, Hon. Asita, Ike Bishop Okoronkwo(CEO Bishop plus media services), alongside other notable Nigerians and political stakeholders.”
3. Atiku Abubakar
On Saturday, May 9, the ADC confirmed the receipt of ₦90 million paid into its account via bank transfer by the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, for the purchase of his presidential form.
This was disclosed by the party in a statement on its social media pages, adding that the former vice president has received his payment receipt. As things stand, Atiku will be contesting against Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen for the ADC presidential ticket in the party’s primaries.
Read the ADC’s post on X below:
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We earlier reported that INEC reversed its decision to derecognise the leadership of David Mark, the former Senate president, in the ADC.
The decision came hours after the Supreme Court set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal regarding the crisis rocking the ADC leadership.
INEC had earlier removed Mark’s name as party chairman from its website, but it reappeared after the Supreme Court ruling