Kaduna ADC Governorship Aspirant Rejects Primary Election Result

A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress in Kaduna State, Shuaibu Idris, has rejected the outcome of the party’s governorship primary election.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Idris alleged widespread irregularities, describing the exercise as fraudulent.

The aspirant accused the ADC primary election committee of conducting what he termed a flawed and compromised process that failed to meet basic democratic standards of transparency, fairness and credibility.

According to Idris, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ADC, he joined the party believing it would provide a credible alternative to the existing political culture in Nigeria.

He further alleged that the primary election process was poorly organised from the outset despite concerns raised by aspirants and stakeholders during meetings with the election committee.

“We raised concerns about the sloppy nature of the process, but proceeded in good faith and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Election Committee,” he stated.

“This arrangement was clearly susceptible to manipulation, scheming, cheating and other forms of malpractice. There was no way a credible result could emerge from such a process,” Idris added.