Nigeria, May 25 -- A former senator, John Akpanudoedehe, has won the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship primary election in Akwa Ibom State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Titus Ejoh, the chairman of the ADC primary election committee in Akwa Ibom, announced the primary election results in Uyo on Sunday evening, stating that Mr Akpanudoedehe scored 66,099 votes to defeat his challenger, Mfon Peters, who scored 103 votes.

"There were just two aspirants in the governorship primary election," Mr Ejoh said.

The election of Mr Akpanudoedehe as the ADC governorship candidate was conducted through a direct primary on 22 May across the state's 36 local government areas.

"Since we came here (Akwa Ibom), we have not rested; it ...