Nicholas Msheliza, Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Adamawa State Primary Electoral Committee, has accused former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, of attempting to rig the state’s presidential primary in favour of his preferred candidate.
Msheliza made the allegation in a statement on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.The counter-claim comes after Babachir Lawal resigned from the ADC and accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of rigging the presidential primary held last month, describing the process as flawed.
Reacting to Lawal’s claims, Msheliza said he could no longer remain silent in the face of what he described as “a pack of lies” being peddled by the ex-SGF.
He alleged that when Lawal got wind of the authentic results from Hong Local Government Area his home local government where Atiku Abubakar scored 11,991 votes, Lawal called and demanded that the results be reversed in favour of his candidate.
Msheliza said he
This post was originally published on this site.
