Atiku, Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen Obtain ADC Presidential Nomination Forms for 2027
The contest for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election has intensified after three aspirants — Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen — obtained nomination forms between Friday and Saturday, according to Channels Television.
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen became the first aspirant to collect the party’s presidential nomination form, making him the ADC’s first declared presidential hopeful for the 2027 election.
In a statement, the ADC described Hayatu-Deen as “a renowned economist, banker, investor and corporate leader from Borno State” with decades of experience in economic management, financial transformation and national development.
The party said the aspirant was received by supporters and party members following the collection of the form.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has also formally joined the race and is expected to submit his completed nomination documents on Monday at the ADC national secretariat in Abuja.
In a statement posted on its X account, the party said: “H.E. Atiku Abubakar, GCON, has officially received his payment receipt to contest under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 presidential election.”
The ADC added that the development marked “another significant moment in the growing movement for national renewal, democratic inclusion and people-driven leadership within the ADC”.
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, also collected his nomination form earlier in the week to contest the ADC presidential primary.
A senior party figure, John Oyegun, collected the form on Amaechi’s behalf.
He was accompanied by former Minister of Environment Mohammed Abdullahi, Senator Nura Abatemi, Ike Bishop Okoronkwo, the Chief Executive Officer of Bishop Plus Media Services, and other political stakeholders.
The development comes less than a year before the 2027 presidential election and weeks before political parties are expected to conduct conventions to select their candidates.
The ADC remains Nigeria’s leading opposition party, although it recently lost two former presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, who both exited the party.
