By Ayodele Oni
A faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has zoned its presidential ticket to the South while unveiling businessman and politician, Chris Uba, as its candidate for the 2027 general election.
It claimed that Uba emerged after the conclusion of the faction’s nationwide primary elections.
The faction, led by its National Chairman, Bala Gombe, presented Uba alongside 29 governorship candidates drawn from the country’s six geopolitical zones during a ceremony held in Abuja on Sunday.
Speaking at the event, Gombe said the party’s presidential ticket had been zoned to Southern Nigeria in line with the principles of equity, fairness, inclusiveness and federal character.
He stated that the primary elections were conducted across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
The development comes amid an ongoing leadership dispute within the ADC, with rival groups laying claim to the party’s structure and nomination processes ahead of the 2027 elections.
Last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential candidate of another ADC faction, led by former Senate President, David Mark.
Atiku had defeated Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers state governor and, former banker Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in a separate primary election.
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