Mohammed Adamu, former inspector-general of police, has threatened to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged irregularities in the party’s governorship primary in Nasarawa state.
Adamu spoke at a press conference on Saturday.
Earlier, Ahmed Aliyu Wadada won the APC governorship primary after emerging as the party’s consensus candidate.
Abdullahi Sule had earlier endorsed Wadada ahead of the exercise.
Reacting to the outcome, Adamu alleged that the primary election was manipulated in favour of the government-backed candidate.
The former police chief said results from areas where voting genuinely took place showed that he won the contest convincingly.
“From the results obtained in areas where voting genuinely took place and votes were duly counted, it was clear that we won convincingly,” he said.
Adamu alleged that elections did not hold in some areas, but officials still wrote results.
He accused some officials of the Nasarawa state government and local government chairmen of manipulating the process.
“They proceeded to write fictitious results in favour of the government’s preferred candidate.”
APPEAL OF OUTCOME
The former IGP said he has formally petitioned the APC leadership over the conduct of the primary.
“We have formally appealed to the leadership and relevant authorities of APC to address the serious irregularities and injustices,” he said.
Adamu warned that he could leave the APC if the party fails to address his complaints.
“Should justice prevail, we shall continue our political journey within the APC,” he said.
“However, if justice is denied, we shall communicate our next line of actions, including the political platform under which we shall contest the 2027 governorship race.”
He urged his supporters to remain calm and peaceful despite the development.
“We shall remain united, hopeful, and committed to the struggle for justice, fairness, and a better Nasarawa State,” he said.
