Dino Melaye, a former Kogi West Senator, has commended former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

 

Melaye likened Atiku’s victory in the ADC’s presidential primary to Arsenal’s recent success in the English Premier League.

 

In a post on X, Melaye wrote: “Boss, you did it just like Arsenal.”

 

Tunde Ogbeha, who was in charge of the ADC presidential primary election, announced on Wednesday night that Atiku won the election.

 

Ogbeha said Atiku got 1,846,370 votes, winning against two other candidates, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen and Rotimi Amaechi.

 

Amaechi received 504,117 votes, whereas Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes.

 

Atiku will be aiming for the presidency for the sixth time in 2027.

 

He has run for president three times, appearing on the ballot in 2007, 2019, and 2023.