Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has emerged as the winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary in Bayelsa State, defeating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
The result was announced in a statement shared on Tuesday by the African Democratic Congress via X, which stated that Amaechi secured a total of 44,404 votes to clinch the Bayelsa State presidential primary.
“Results of the exercise showed that Amaechi secured a total of 44,404 votes to clinch victory in the state’s presidential primary,” the statement said.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar came second in the contest with “6,570 votes, while Hayatu-Deen polled 939 votes.”
The Bayelsa presidential election result is part of the ongoing ADC presidential primaries, where delegates across states are voting to determine the party’s candidate for the 2027 general election.
Although the ADC is yet to release the final collated national results, early figures show the former vice president maintaining an overall lead in several states as the exercise continues nationwide.
