Reacting in a post on his official 𝕏 account on Friday, Ahmad rejected the figure and argued that no credible primary election took place. “I feel it is important to say this unequivocally that it is simply not true that I got 16 votes,” he said. He further stated, “The reality is that there was no credible primary election in the first place. The APC chieftain urged Davido and others circulating the 16-vote claim to stop presenting the figure as the outcome of a credible primary. “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,” he said.