{"id":31342,"date":"2026-05-18T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31342"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:30:28","slug":"nigerias-adc-appoints-former-governors-to-lead-presidential-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/nigerias-adc-appoints-former-governors-to-lead-presidential-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s ADC Appoints Former Governors to Lead Presidential Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed two former governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, to lead its presidential primary committees ahead of the 2027 elections. Imoke will chair the Presidential Screening Committee, while Ahmed will head the Presidential Election Committee, both tasked with ensuring transparency and credibility in the party\u2019s internal process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ADC\u2019s announcement reflects an effort to strengthen confidence in its primaries by placing experienced political figures at the helm of critical committees. Imoke\u2019s committee will oversee the vetting of aspirants, supported by members including Hon. C.I.D. Maduabum, Alhaji Lawal Batagarawa, Prof. Bode Ayorinde, Hon. Nnena Elendu-Ukeje, Prof. David Salifu, and retired Col. Abubakar Ciroma. Ahmed\u2019s committee will supervise the conduct of the presidential election within the party, with Prof. Yisa Gana as secretary and members such as 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, the party has set up a Presidential Appeals Committee chaired by Suleiman Usman, SAN, with Barr. Ken Imasuagbon as secretary, to handle disputes arising from the process. For governorship primaries, ADC constituted two screening panels and two appeal committees, each designed to address petitions and ensure fairness. The party emphasized that these committees were carefully selected to guarantee transparency, credibility, and internal democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For an international audience, the significance lies in how Nigerian parties are increasingly formalizing internal structures to project legitimacy. By appointing respected former governors, ADC signals its intent to run a credible primary process, a move that resonates with broader democratic practices worldwide. It also highlights the growing importance of internal party democracy in Africa, where primaries often determine the strength and competitiveness of candidates in national elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed two former governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, to lead its presidential primary committees ahead of the 2027 elections. Imoke will chair the Presidential Screening Committee, while Ahmed will head the Presidential Election Committee, both tasked with ensuring transparency and credibility […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3699,2096,4,5],"tags":[11207,16566,16567,16568,16565,564],"class_list":["post-31342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-economics","category-featured","category-international","tag-african-democratic-congress-adc","tag-appeals-committee","tag-candidate-vetting","tag-credibility-in-elections","tag-election-committee","tag-nigeria-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Liyel-Imoke3.jpg?fit=1084%2C725","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31347,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31342\/revisions\/31347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}