Amaechi Wins ADC Presidential Primary in Bayelsa
Rotimi Amaechi won the ADC presidential primary in Bayelsa with 44,404 votes, defeating Atiku Abubakar and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen as nationwide delegate voting for the party’s 2027 ticket continues.
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress presidential primary in Bayelsa State, defeating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
According to figures released Tuesday by the African Democratic Congress via X, Amaechi secured 44,404 votes to win the Bayelsa contest.
Atiku finished second with 6,570 votes, while Hayatu-Deen polled 939 votes.
The Bayelsa outcome forms part of the ongoing ADC presidential primaries being conducted across states ahead of the 2027 general election. Despite Amaechi’s victory in Bayelsa, early nationwide results indicate Atiku still maintains an overall lead in several states pending final national collation.
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