A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu has been defeated in the race for the 2023 presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He was defeated by a less known media entrepreneur who is the CEO of Roots Tv Nigeria, Dumebi Kachikwu during the presidential primaries held on Wednesday by the party.
Kachikwu defeated Moghalu by polling 977 votes against Moghalu’s 589 votes. Chukwuka Monye came third with 339 votes at the primary exercise held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Following the results, Nigerians have taken to social media to express their views. Below are some of the reactions from the micro-blogging site, Twitter.
@MoghaluKingsley just lost to one Dumebi Kachikwu now in ADC primaries bringing to an end my partisan support for any candidate in 2023. I congratulate Dumebi on his win and hereby withdraw from ADC and back to my non-aligned commentator mode. I now have no horse in the 2023 race
It’s all Dollar Rain in ADC’s Presidential Primaries. Hon. Dumebi Kachikwu, Younger brother to former minister of Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu is in early lead.
The fact that Dumebi Kachikwu won the ADC's presidential primaries ahead of the prominent candidates like Moghalu & Monye is a clear proof that the masses place money ahead of competence.
As we urge the people to get their PVC, we also have d duty to educate them to vote wisely.
— Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch (@FrUgochukwu) June 9, 2022
Kingsley Moghalu and Chukwuka Monye loses ADC Presidential Primaries to Dumebi Kachikwu.
And to think that Monye actually did more consultations. This is the problem with delegates#ADCPresidentialPrimaries
— Deborah Tolu-Kolawole (@DeborahToluwase) June 9, 2022
The ADC primaries is a proof that Twitter noise doesn’t win elections. I’m just hearing of the winner for the very first time while Monye and Moghalu were tipped to win.
Even Kingsley Moghalu and Chukwuka Monye lost primaries to a candidate we really never heard of before. Na wa o….Nigerian politics is indeed local. Both guys sounded bright with good intentions and plans, but it seems ADC delegates saw something different 🌝🌚
