Ribadu, Halilu restate call for cancellation of Adamawa APC guber primaries

Aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Adamawa State said they were confident the disputed primary election that produced Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla would be cancelled.

The primary elections committee headed by retired Major General Tijjani Jibrin had declared Jibrilla as candidate amid protest by other aspirants, Nuhu Ribadu and Mahmud Halilu who insisted that election did not hold in the state.

Speaking to Daily Trust on Monday, Ribadu’s spokesman, Ibrahim Usman said they were awaiting the decision of the national secretariat of the party.

He stated that their campaign had filed their petition challenging the conduct of the election which was conducted by party officials who committed serious electoral fraud.

Ibrahim accused the party executives of colluding with government officials to manipulate the primaries.

Also in a chat with our reporter, a member of Mahmud’s campaign, Ibrahim Waziri welcomed the constitution of appeal committee, saying he was hopeful Jibrilla’s victory will be reversed.

He believed that the weight of their petition and the evidence of electoral fraud committed in the primaries will lead to cancellation of the primaries.

The two aspirants had earlier called for cancellation of the election and dissolution of party executives from state to ward level for their role in the alleged electoral fraud.