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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress ( ADC) has cleared former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and foremost banker, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen for its presidential primary scheduled for Monday, May 25.
A statement by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, indicated that the primary would hold in all the wards across the 774 local government areas in the country.
Abdullahi noted that a total of 513, 109 and 80 candidates were also cleared for the House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial primaries respectively.
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However, Hayatu-Deen, while addressing party stalwarts, at the town hall for ADC members in North Central, yesterday, said the exercise would determine whether the opposition party is actually serious about rescuing the country. He urged party members not to treat the presidential primary as merely an internal affair of the party, but as a decision that could shape the country’s future ahead of the 2027 polls.
The presidential hopeful added that the ADC is facing a defining choice between “serious leadership” and “recycled politics,” and cautioned the opposition party against fielding “a recycled candidate carrying old political burdens and failed ideas.”
He said “Monday is not merely about selecting a candidate. Monday is about determining whether the ADC is truly serious about rescuing Nigeria and offering Nigerians a credible alternative to the failed politics they have endured for too long.”
Hayatu-Deen, while positioning himself as candidate best equipped to win the presidential election for the ADC and unite Nigerians across regions, generations, and religious divides, stated that he does not carry any political baggage.
