2027 ELECTIONS: IDEYI EMERGES ADC SENATORIAL CANDIDATE FOR EBONYI SOUTH
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By:Tajudeen Aminat
The Ebonyi State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has conducted a fresh primary election for the Ebonyi South Senatorial District, with Dr Ideyi Prince Gamax emerging as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general elections.
Gamax was the sole aspirant in the exercise and secured 450 votes to emerge as the winner.
The Returning Officer and ADC Deputy Chairman in the state, Dr Victor Uduma, announced the result, saying party members from across Ebonyi South participated in the primary.
Uduma said the delegates unanimously gave Gamax the mandate to represent the party in the 2027 senatorial election.
Speaking after his emergence, Gamax said the exercise was a substitution primary conducted as part of the party’s administrative process, following an earlier primary held on April 22, 2026, where he also emerged as the candidate.
He expressed confidence that the ADC would defeat other parties in the 2027 Ebonyi South senatorial election, saying consultations across the district showed that residents were seeking a change in representation.
Gamax said the people of Ebonyi South viewed the ADC as a platform for change, effective representation and improved delivery of democratic dividends.
Meanwhile, the ADC state chairman, Dr Jennifer Adibe-Nwafor, described the primary as peaceful and transparent, noting that it was monitored by security agencies, journalists and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
She explained that the substitution primary followed changes to the party’s earlier process, with the national leadership directing the state chapter to conduct a fresh exercise.
According to her, the primary, held at the party’s state secretariat on Thursday, August 20, 2026, was the authentic substitution primary recognised by the state chapter and would be submitted to the national leadership.
Adibe-Nwafor also dismissed reports of another parallel primary, insisting that she was not aware of any such exercise.
She added that the party would participate in the Ebonyi State local government elections scheduled for August 22, 2026, expressing confidence that the ADC would perform strongly.
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