Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary, alleging widespread irregularities and voter suppression.
In a statement shared on his X account on Tuesday, Amaechi dismissed the exercise as producing “concocted results,” insisting the process fell far short of the party’s promise of a credible election.
He said he had made it clear before the primary that he would only accept the outcome if it was free, fair and transparent.
“I will not accept results from a process that does not reflect the values that the ADC had pledged to uphold,” he said.
Amaechi claimed that a significant number of party members were shut out of the process, alleging that nearly 80 percent were unable to vote.
“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.
The former Rivers State governor also accused the party of hypocrisy, saying it had engaged in the same practices it often criticises in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including vote manipulation and electoral malpractice.
According to him, the alleged actions undermine the credibility of the party and contradict the ideals it claims to represent.
Amaechi maintained that the outcome of the primary is unacceptable, signalling a potential internal crisis within the ADC as tensions rise ahead of the next phase of the presidential race.
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