ADC NEC Approves Primary Election Results, Extends NWC Tenure by One Year

 


Abuja, Nigeria – May 30, 2026

The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has approved the results of its recently conducted primary elections for various elective positions across the country.

This was contained in a public notice issued following the party’s 101st NEC meeting, held at its national headquarters in Abuja.

According to the communiqué signed by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the committee ratified the outcomes of primaries conducted for State Houses of Assembly, National Assembly, governorship, and presidential elections, except for contests that are still subject to pending appeals or have not yet been concluded.

The NEC also approved a 12-month extension of the tenure of the National Working Committee, NWC, allowing the party’s current leadership to remain in office for an additional year after the expiration of its existing mandate.

In another key decision, the committee authorized the establishment of caretaker committees at the zonal, state, local government, and ward levels. The caretaker structures are expected to operate for a period of 12 months.

The meeting further addressed the situation surrounding former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, with the NEC describing him as a “prisoner of conscience” and calling for his immediate release.

The resolutions are expected to shape the party’s preparations for forthcoming elections and its ongoing organizational restructuring efforts nationwide.

The statement was signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, who reaffirmed the party’s commitment to strengthening its internal democratic processes and expanding its political structures across the country.

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