Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election in Edo State.
Chairman of the party’s Electoral Committee and Returning Officer, Mabel Adinkwu, announced the result on Tuesday in Benin after the conclusion of the exercise.
Adinkwu disclosed that the party recorded 32,263 registered voters in the state for the primary. She said Atiku polled 17,729 votes to defeat his closest challenger, former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, who secured 10,116 votes.
She added that businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen scored 1,906 votes. According to the returning officer, Atiku, having secured the highest number of valid votes cast, was duly declared winner of the primary election.
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“His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, having scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the Edo State ADC Presidential primaries”.
Adinkwu, who described the process as peaceful, free, fair and credible, commended all officials present for ensuring that the process was orderly.
For the deputy state chairman of the party, Sylvester Ewanehi, he commended those who participated in the contest, stressing that there was neither victor nor vanquished; they should see themselves as both winners.
He further lauded the transparency of those who conducted the primary, noting that they have done a great job.
“The members of the committee have done very well, just released results as it were.
“And we want to thank them for a job well done throughout the period. And we discovered the results that were released were a fair result,” he said.
