After 72 hours of commencement of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) primary elections in Jigawa State, the party is yet to officially announce the results of its governorship and other elective positions.

The delay has been linked to the keenly contested governorship primary between Hon. Adamu Jumbo and Senator Sabo Nakudu, a contest party sources described as highly competitive and difficult to conclude.

The primaries, which began on Monday, May 25, 2026, covered elections into the State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, governorship, and presidential positions. However, as of Wednesday, May 27, no official winner had been declared by the party’s electoral committee.

The Chairman of the ADC Electoral Committee for Jigawa State, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Zaki Ahmed, addressed delegates and stakeholders at about 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday at Tahir Hotel, Dutse, the designated collation centre for the exercise.

Ahmed announced the postponement of the collation process, citing unresolved issues surrounding the governorship contest.

Observers at the venue said tension remained high among supporters of both governorship aspirants, with each camp expressing confidence of victory.

Party officials, however, insisted that the delay was necessary to ensure transparency, fairness, and credibility in the conduct of the exercise.

DAILY POST observed that, despite the prolonged wait, delegates and party supporters continued to troop to the collation venue in anticipation of the final announcement of results.

Speaking to journalists, Ahmed disclosed that results from only 19 out of the 27 local government areas had so far been received, while results from eight councils, including Auyo, Roni, and Kazaure, were still being awaited.

He added that the primaries in Babura, Hadejia, and Gwaram local government areas were characterised by alleged malpractices and other irregularities.

According to him, no election was conducted in Guri Local Government Area due to a conflict between two factions of the party.

DIG Ahmed said results from three local government areas were expected to arrive by Wednesday morning, after which the final results would be announced.

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has lambasted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, about the figures that emanated from the recently held primary election across the country.

Addressing newsmen, the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the APC as liars deceiving Nigerians with inflated figures.

The ADC was reacting to the results of the APC primary election announced on Sunday.

DAILY POST recalls that the APC declared incumbent president Bola Tinubu the winner of the exercise with 10.99 million votes.

Reacting, the opposition said, “APC are liars, deceiving and misleading Nigerians with Inflated 11 million membership figures.

“We are not going to start setting figures because we want to deceive Nigerians. What the APC is doing would have been amusing and laughable if we didn’t know.

“What they are doing is to set the stage for the rigging of the 2027 general elections by claiming they have 11 million members.

“They should produce a verifiable membership register submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. We challenge them to do that if they claim to have such members.”

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ned Nwoko, has vowed to challenge the result of the party’s senatorial primary in court.

Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Nwoko insisted that he won the exercise based on results and evidence allegedly gathered from the wards.

He rejected the declaration of former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as the winner of the senatorial primary, alleging that the results announced did not reflect the actual votes cast during the exercise.

According to him, midway into the primary, party officials ordered that no results should be announced at the ward level.

He alleged that the party officials equally instructed that they be collated and announced later at the national headquarters in Abuja.

“We have submitted them. Halfway through the primary, we got a message on our phones that no results should be announced at the ward level that they should be collected and then announced later at the national level in Abuja.

“And so, we thought we’d be law-abiding. Suddenly, we saw some news. We saw only that one video of one of the wards in Ika North East. I will go to court and I believe that President Bola Tinubu will wade into the matter,” he said.