Nigeria, May 24 -- Ahmed Galadima, former Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Adamawa State.

Innocent Bariko, chairman of the APC governorship primary election committee, announced the result in Yola on Friday.

He said Mr Galadima polled 414,444 votes, while House of Representatives member Abdulrazak Namdas placed second with 86,004 votes. Abdulrahman Haske came third with 65,424 votes.

Mr Galadima's victory was strengthened by the last-minute withdrawal of several aspirants who endorsed him.

Those who stepped down include Diaulhaq Abubakar, Mustapha Salihu, and Ibrahim Thul. Mr Salihu, the immediate past North-east vice chairman o...