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BREAKING: Hayatu-Deen rejects ADC presidential primary results, cites rigging

Hayatu Deen

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential aspirant in the African Democratic Congress, has rejected the party’s primary results Monday, citing widespread rigging.

The primary will determine the ADC’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar led in early results in Gombe, Abia, Ebonyi, Sokoto and Zamfara, according to party reports.  He was followed by former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen.

In a post on X, Hayatu-Deen said he would not attend Monday’s announcement of results in Abuja. 

“I am concerned by reports from across the country of widespread vote rigging, some of which I myself observed, and will therefore be taking advice on my next steps,” he wrote

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