Imoke and Ahmed to head ADC presidential primary committees
Liyel Imoke and Abdulfatah Ahmed, both former governors, have been chosen by the African Democratic Congress to lead key committees for its presidential primaries. The announcement was made by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. Imoke will chair the Presidential Screening Committee, while Ahmed will head the Presidential Election Committee. Several other notable figures have also been appointed to various screening and appeal panels for both presidential and governorship primaries.
Key takeaways
- Liyel Imoke chairs the Presidential Screening Committee, with members including Cyril Maduabum, Alhaji Lawal Batagarawa, Prof. Bode Ayorinde, Nnena Elendu-Ukeje, Prof. David Salifu, and retired Col. Abubakar Ciroma.
- Abdulfatah Ahmed leads the Presidential Election Committee, joined by Prof. Yisa Gana (Secretary), retired Maj.-Gen. Adamu Jalingo, Dr Auwalu Anwar, Chief Emenike Ikechi, Dr Macaulay Iyare, and Tajudeen Bakare.
- The Presidential Appeal Committee is chaired by Dr Suleiman Usman, SAN, with Mr Ken Imasuagbon as Secretary and Mr Dare Okerade as member.
- For the governorship primaries, screening panels are chaired by Shaibu Aruwa, SAN, and Mrs Justina Abanida, with various secretaries and members including Lauretta Onochie, Dr Vivian Ugochukwu, and Gerrard Irona.
- The party emphasized that these committees were set up to ensure transparency, credibility, fairness, and internal democracy in the primaries.
