The founder of Roots Television, Dumebi Kachikwu, has emerged as the winner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)presidential ticket.
Kachikwu defeated political economist and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu and Chukwuka Monye to pick the ticket.
Retired Maj.- Gen. Ekundayo Opaleye, Chairman of the party’s National Convention Committee, who announced the result on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, said Kachikwu polled 978, while Moghalu and Monye, secured 589 and 339 votes, respectively.
A total of 10 aspirants participated in the primary, including five females, and a person with special needs.
A total of 2,040 delegates from across the country were accredited by the convention committee to elect the party’s presidential candidate.
