ADC Plans to Publish Election Results Despite INEC Warning

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared its intention to document, collate, and publish polling-unit results for the upcoming elections, despite a warning from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against the publication of privately collated results. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC acknowledged INEC's legal authority to make official declarations but emphasized that this does not prevent political parties, election agents, and citizens from independently recording and sharing information from polling units.

The ADC argued that its actions are protected under the constitutional right to freedom of expression and access to information. The party plans to have its polling agents record results from individual polling units, which will then be collated and verified before being shared with the public.

The ADC clarified that its decision to publish results does not equate to assuming INEC's statutory responsibility to declare official results.