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By Lawrence Agbo
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed the collation of its presidential primary election results, citing the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and logistical constraints affecting returning officers.
The decision was announced late Tuesday by the Chairman of the Presidential Primary Election Committee, Chief Ikechi Emenike, who said the move was made to allow Muslim party members observe the Sallah festivities and to accommodate officials experiencing travel delays.
“We are postponing the collation to allow our brothers and sisters celebrating Sallah to participate in the religious activity and to enable returning officers who had flight challenges to arrive in Abuja later today,” Emenike said.
He explained that the collation exercise would resume at 8 p.m. the same day once all remaining officials arrive in Abuja.
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According to him, some returning officers were unable to reach the venue on time due to flight disruptions, prompting the temporary suspension of proceedings.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that results from 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had already been announced before the suspension.
The states whose results were declared include Borno, Kebbi, Anambra, Abia, Ekiti, Ondo, Gombe, Oyo, Imo, Yobe, Nasarawa, Enugu, Benue, Osun, Adamawa, and Kogi.
Others are Kano, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara, and the FCT.
The party is expected to conclude the remaining collation process once the exercise resumes later in the day.
