Former Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, describing the results as “concocted” and alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement across the country.
In a strongly worded statement, Amaechi said, “I reject the concocted results of the ADC presidential primaries,” insisting that the exercise failed to meet basic standards of credibility.
He explained that his earlier position remained unchanged, stating, “I had initially stated that I will only accept the outcome of the primaries if the process was free, fair, and transparent, and I stand by my word.”
Amaechi further alleged that a large section of party members were excluded from participation. “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 said.
He questioned the integrity of the process, adding, “Then what makes us different from the others? The whole idea of the ADC was to give the Nigerian people a platform, to amplify the voices of the downtrodden, and make Nigeria a better place for everyone irrespective of backgrounds, ethnicity, or religion.”
He also criticised alleged irregularities, stating, “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!”
