Nigeria, July 8 -- A chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Naja'atu Muhammad, has stated that the party will not award its Kano State governorship ticket to the winner of its primary election, Ibrahim Khalil, citing concerns regarding his loyalty to the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

The Kano State ADC leadership, led by Musa Ungogo, had previously declared Mr Khalil the winner of the primary election following his victory over Ibrahim Ali-Amin. Mr Khalil secured a landslide victory on 22 May, polling 55,851 votes against Mr Ali-Amin's 4,000.

However, speaking during a broadcast on Freedom Radio on Tuesday, Ms Muhammad, the ADC's Deputy National Chairman (North-West), explained that the party op...