The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ebonyi State has conducted a fresh primary election for the Ebonyi South Senatorial District, with Dr. Ideyi Prince Gamax emerging as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general elections.
Gamax, who was the sole aspirant, secured 450 votes at the substitution primary held on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Announcing the result, the Returning Officer and Deputy Chairman of the ADC in Ebonyi State, Dr. Victor Uduma, said delegates and party members from the Ebonyi South Senatorial District participated in the exercise.
Uduma said the result reflected the mandate given to Gamax by party members to represent the district in the 2027 election.
Speaking after his emergence, Gamax explained that the fresh exercise was a substitution primary conducted following an earlier primary held on April 22, 2026, where he had also emerged as the party’s senatorial candidate.
He expressed confidence in the party’s chances in the 2027 election, saying consultations across the senatorial district showed that residents were seeking a change in representation.
“Our people are eager for change, and they are looking at ADC as a vehicle to bring about this change and give us the kind of representation that will benefit our people,” Gamax said.
The ADC State Chairman, Dr. Jennifer Adibe-Nwafor, described the primary as peaceful and well monitored by security agencies, the media and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
She said the substitution primary became necessary following an alteration in the party’s earlier process, adding that the national leadership directed the state chapter to conduct a fresh exercise.
According to her, the primary held at the ADC state secretariat on August 20 was the authentic substitution primary recognised by the state chapter and would be forwarded to the party’s national leadership.
Adibe-Nwafor also dismissed reports of another parallel primary, insisting that she was not aware of any other authorised exercise.
She further disclosed that the ADC would participate in the Ebonyi State local government elections scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026, expressing optimism that the party would perform strongly.
