ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Former Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Gabriel Pidomson, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State after securing a decisive victory in the party’s primary election.
Pidomson polled a total of 112,086 votes to defeat five other aspirants in a keenly contested exercise held across the state.
The primary election was conducted across all 319 wards of Rivers State using the Option A4 voting system, where party members openly lined up behind their preferred candidates.
The exercise, which spanned the 23 local government areas of the state, was part of the ADC’s broader timetable for selecting candidates for the 2027 general elections, including senatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly positions.
The governorship primary itself was held on Friday, while other party primaries were conducted a day earlier to produce candidates across various elective offices.
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Following the collation of results at the party secretariat in Port Harcourt on Saturday night, the Chairperson of the ADC Primary Election Committee in Rivers State, Uloho Obaro, officially declared Pidomson winner.
Obaro announced that the former SSG secured 112,086 votes, comfortably ahead of his closest rival, Sokonte Davies, who polled 16,872 votes.
Other contestants included Farah Dagogo, a former Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant, who scored 2,369 votes, while Leloonu Nwibubasa and Allen Hart polled 524 and 260 votes respectively.
The party also released results for senatorial primaries conducted alongside the governorship exercise.
Samuel Agwor emerged as the ADC candidate for Rivers East Senatorial District, while Otto Josiah clinched the ticket for Rivers West Senatorial District.
In Rivers South East Senatorial District, Betram Tele Ikuru secured the party’s ticket with 19,223 votes.
Pidomson, who also previously served as a member of the Rivers State 4th Assembly and hails from Gokana, described his victory as a responsibility entrusted to him by the people.
He said his administration, if elected, would focus on people-oriented governance anchored on development, security, transparency, and inclusive leadership.
The ADC governorship candidate also called for unity among party members as the party prepares for the 2027 governorship election in the state.