ADC Raises Alarm Over Alleged INEC Meeting to Delay Election

The ADC Presidential Campaign Council has alleged a plot to summon Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of INEC, to the Presidential Villa in Abuja to pressure him into postponing the presidential election scheduled for January 16. In a statement signed by Phrank Shaibu, the Director of Strategic Communication for the ADC, the council warned against any attempts to alter the election timetable without transparent justification.

The statement accused President Tinubu of potentially seeking to extend his time in office rather than allowing the electorate to decide his administration's fate at the ballot box. The ADC emphasized that the election date is a right belonging to Nigerians and should not be changed through private discussions.

They called on Amupitan to resist any pressure to alter the timetable and to make any such approaches public. The council argued that postponing the election would deny citizens the opportunity to hold the government accountable for its policies amid ongoing economic hardships.