George Okoh in MakurdiThe governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State, Herman Hembe, has declared that the ADC’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will win the 2027 election. He had constituted a committee to select the party deputy governorship candidate a few days after he emerged as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. Hembe said, “Let me congratulate Abba on his selection as deputy governorship candidate of the party. We constituted a team to consult and get the deputy governorship candidate and our leader, David Mark ensured the process was transparent.” Speaking on the permutations, Hembe stated that all things are working in favour of the party presidential candidate.