Nigeria, June 5 -- Speaking during an interview on Arise News monitored by The News Chronicle, Baba-Ahmed insisted that Duke's emergence followed due process, stressing that anyone dissatisfied with the outcome should channel their grievances through the party's petition committee.

He also dismissed suggestions that Duke's emergence was part of a political strategy aimed at exploiting divisions in the South to pave the way for an easy victory for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is the 2027 presidential flagbearer of African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Although Duke emerged as the PRP's presidential flagbearer in absentia, Baba-Ahmed said the party's decision was driven solely by competence, not regional considerations.

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