ADC Postpones Presidential Primary Results Collation

The African Democratic Congress has postponed the collation of results from its presidential primary election conducted nationwide on Monday, shifting the process to allow for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and resolve travel challenges affecting election officials.

The announcement was made late Tuesday by the Chairman of the party’s Presidential Primary Election Committee, Chief Ikechi Emenike. He explained that the decision was taken to give Muslim members of the party the opportunity to observe the religious celebration while also allowing returning officers who had difficulties with flight arrangements enough time to reach Abuja.

According to the committee, the collation exercise for the outstanding states will now continue on Wednesday evening from 8 p.m.

Emenike disclosed that results from 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory had already been received before the suspension of the exercise. He said the process was paused while waiting for reports from the remaining states to complete the nationwide collation.

States whose results had already been presented before the postponement include Borno, Kebbi, Anambra, Abia, Ekiti, Ondo, Gombe, Oyo, Imo, Yobe, Nasarawa, Enugu, Benue, Osun, Adamawa and Kogi.
Others listed by the committee were Kano, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory.

The ADC presidential primary has drawn national attention as the party prepares to choose its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The exercise comes after attempts to produce a consensus candidate did not succeed, leading to a nationwide voting process.

Party officials are expected to resume collation once all returning officers arrive and the remaining state results are submitted for final compilation. The final outcome of the primary will determine who flies the party’s flag in the next presidential election cycle.