‘APC primary rigged’ – City Boy Movement spokesperson, Bashir Ahmad justifies scoring 16 votes

08 Aug 2026, 05:49 by Ochogwu Sunday · Daily Post

National Director, Media Monitoring and Rapid Response of the City Boy Movement, Bashir Ahmad has denied widespread claims that he got only 16 votes during the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election in 2022.

DAILY POST reports that the conversation surrounding Bashir’s failure to secure the APC ticket during the House of Representatives primary election in 2022 resurfaced on Thursday.

Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, known by his stage name Davido, had in a viral post on Thursday mocked the APC chieftain, claiming that he scored 16 votes in his primary election.

Clearing the air, Bashir in a post on his official X handle on Friday, said no credible primary election was held, stating that there was evidence of how the process was rigged.

According to him, if the process was credible, he would have won the election, urging Davido and his supporters to refrain from spreading the claim.

He said, “I feel it is important to say this unequivocally that it is simply not true that I got 16 votes.

“The reality is that there was no credible primary election in the first place.

“If there had been, I am very confident I would have been the winner. There is verifiable evidence of how the process was rigged, including videos and other materials that support my claim.

“Therefore, any figures being circulated by Davido, his supporters or anyone else from that purported exercise are misleading and do not reflect a transparent, legitimate or credible primary election.

“The full story will be told at the appropriate time”.

‘APC primary rigged’ – City Boy Movement spokesperson, Bashir Ahmad justifies scoring 16 votes

You may like