ADC to Investigate Complaints from Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen
A member of the Presidential Primary Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Lawal Batagarawa, said the party will examine complaints raised by aspirants after Atiku Abubakar emerged victorious in the party’s presidential primary.
Batagarawa stated that the ADC will look into concerns raised by former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen regarding the conduct and outcome of the exercise.
He noted that disagreements are natural after a contest of this magnitude.
“You see, in any contest of this nature, there’ll be some dissatisfactions,” he said. “And the complaints will be looked into thoroughly to make sure everybody is satisfied that what has taken place has been done according to the rules and regulations within the party and the law of the country.”
Batagarawa emphasized that the party is not ignoring the concerns raised by the aspirants and will address their grievances.
“We are not taking what they are saying lightly. It will be thoroughly looked into in such a way that they can be satisfied things went correctly,” he said.
He assured that the complaints over the presidential primary would not divide the party, explaining that the ADC will follow its internal process and engage all sides involved.
“We have due processes in the party and we are going to go through them,” he said.
Batagarawa also defended remarks made by Atiku after the primary, where the former vice president urged President Bola Tinubu to “pack and return to Lagos.”
“He is expected to make statements that will ginger the supporters to go out and start campaigning vigorously,” the ADC chieftain said.
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