ADC Accuses Tinubu of Election Delay Plot Amid Ebola

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has alleged that there is pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the presidential election scheduled for January 16, 2027. In a statement signed by Phrank Shaibu, the Director of Strategic Communication for the ADC-PCC, the council warned President Bola Tinubu against using the Ebola outbreak as a reason to delay the election.

They claimed to have received information that the INEC chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, might be summoned to the Presidential Villa to discuss shifting the election date. The ADC-PCC emphasized that Nigerians have the right to judge the government at the ballot box and that any attempt to change the election timetable must be made publicly and supported by health evidence.

They noted that the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated there was currently no reason to postpone the election, asserting that the election date belongs to Nigerians and should not be altered behind closed doors.