Imoke, Ahmed Chair ADC Presidential Primary C'tees

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has set up two committees to oversee its presidential primary for the 2027 general elections, under the leadership of former governors of Cross River and Kwara states, LIYEL IMOKE and ABDULFATAH AHMED. LIYEL IMOKE is the Chairman of the ADC’s Presidential Screening Committee, while ABDULFATAH AHMED is the Chairman of the Presidential Election Committee. ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI, announced the appointment of the two individuals and other members of the two committees in a statement. ABDULLAHI said the leadership of the party took the decisions as part of measures to ensure transparency, credibility, and fairness in the conduct of the presidential primary. He also announced the appointment of C.I.D. MADUABUM as Secretary of the ADC Presidential Screening Committee, while Professor YISA GANA is the Secretary of Presidential Election Committee. Other members of the Presidential Screening Committee include Alhaji LAWAL BATAGARAWA, Prof. BODE AYORINDE, Hon. NNENA ELENDU-UKEJE, Prof. DAVID SALIFU, and Col. ABUBAKAR ALI CIROMA. Aside the Chairman and Secretary of the Presidential Election Committee, other members include Maj.-Gen. ADAMU JALINGO, Dr. AUWALU ANWAR, Chief EMENIKE IKECHI, Dr. MACAULAY IYARE, TAJUDEEN BAKARE, Elder UBOLO ITODO OKPANACHI, ZAINAB BUBA GALADIMA, UZOAMAKA ONYEAMA, and Maj.-Gen. MUHAMMAD INUWA IDRIS. BOLAJI ABDULLAHI also announced the composition of the Presidential Appeals Committee of the ADC, chaired by SULEIMAN USMAN, with Barr. KEN IMASUAGBON as secretary, and Barr. DARE OKERADE as member. For the governorship primaries, the ADC approved two separate screening committees: the first chaired by S.E. ARUWA, SAN, with FEMI OLAWUYI as secretary, and members including LAURETTA ONOCHIE, Chief VIVIAN UGOCHUKWU, AKILU INDABAWA, IBRAHIM MOHAMMED WALI, and Prof. RABIU BELLO. The second committee is headed by Barr. JUSTINA ABANIDA, with Hon. CHILLE IGBAWUA as secretary, and members such as GERRARD IRONA, Sen. YISA BRAIMOH, HASSAN MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, JOSEPH EPHRAIM ENEMALI, and Navy Capt. ALIYU NGOLMO. ABDULLAHI noted that “The committees were carefully constituted to ensure transparency, credibility, fairness and internal democracy throughout the conduct of the party’s primaries."