ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria‘s African Democratic Congress postponed the collation of its presidential primary election results late on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Okay News reports that Chief Ikechi Emenike, Chairman of the Presidential Primary Election Committee, announced the decision to allow Muslim party members to celebrate Eid al-Kabir.
Emenike stated the postponement also accommodates returning officers who encountered flight challenges traveling to Abuja.
“We are postponing the collation to allow our brothers and sisters celebrating Sallah to participate in the religious activity and to enable returning officers who had flight challenges to arrive in Abuja later today,” Emenike said.
Collation for the remaining 12 states will commence at 8 p.m. WAT on Wednesday, May 27.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that returning officers had already announced results from 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
