ADC Affirms Right to Share Election Results Ahead of 2027

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that political parties and citizens possess the right to independently collect, collate, and share election results in preparation for the 2027 general elections. This assertion comes despite a warning from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against the private collation of results.

The ADC recognizes INEC's statutory role in announcing official results and declaring winners but insists that this does not impede the rights of parties and citizens to gather and disseminate election figures. In a statement from its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC emphasized that their position is grounded in constitutional rights to freedom of expression and access to information.

The party plans to deploy polling agents to document results at polling units, with its structures verifying and collating these figures before public dissemination. The ADC's stance follows a caution from INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, regarding the sharing of unofficial election results.