{"id":31081,"date":"2026-05-14T11:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31081"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:02:14","slug":"hayatu-deen-becomes-first-adc-presidential-aspirant-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/hayatu-deen-becomes-first-adc-presidential-aspirant-for-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayatu-Deen Becomes First ADC Presidential Aspirant for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a prominent economist and banker, has become the first aspirant to submit a presidential nomination form under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of Nigeria\u2019s 2027 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hayatu-Deen purchased the form for N100 million at the party\u2019s headquarters in Abuja on May 8, pledging to tackle insecurity, reduce living costs, and create jobs. He told supporters he would cut poverty by 60 percent within four years if elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ADC began selling nomination forms on May 6, with the exercise scheduled to close May 13. The party\u2019s presidential primary is set for May 25, while Nigeria\u2019s electoral commission has fixed the presidential election for January 16, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hayatu-Deen\u2019s early entry into the race drew cheers from supporters, who described his move as a show of strength and momentum. His campaign promises focus on economic recovery, poverty reduction, and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than four decades in banking and business, Hayatu-Deen has held leadership roles in economic reforms and privatization. He previously contested for president under the People\u2019s Democratic Party in 2022 but joined the ADC in April 2026, citing insecurity, rising costs, and what he called a shrinking democratic space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after picking up his form, Hayatu-Deen met with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja to discuss Nigeria\u2019s future and the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His candidacy marks the official start of the ADC\u2019s presidential race, positioning him as the first to formally declare his ambition within the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a prominent economist and banker, has become the first aspirant to submit a presidential nomination form under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of Nigeria\u2019s 2027 elections. Hayatu-Deen purchased the form for N100 million at the party\u2019s headquarters in Abuja on May 8, pledging to tackle insecurity, reduce living costs, and create jobs. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31090,"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":[3699,2,2096,776,4,3,1138],"tags":[1756,1754,15194,1992,12615,955,15159],"class_list":["post-31081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-business","category-economics","category-educational","category-featured","category-naija-news","category-politics","tag-2027-nigerian-elections","tag-african-democratic-congress","tag-goodluck-jonathan","tag-insecurity-in-nigeria","tag-mohammed-hayatu-deen","tag-nigerian-politics","tag-poverty-reduction"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/images-5-5.jpeg?fit=650%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31103,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31081\/revisions\/31103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}