ADC Campaign Alleges Pressure On INEC To Shift January 2027 Election

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has alleged that there’s strain on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shift the January 16, 2027 presidential election, warning President Bola Tinubu towards utilizing the Ebola outbreak as a pretext to delay the ballot.

In a press release titled “Tinubu Must Face Nigerians At The Ballot Box, Not Hide Behind Ebola,” signed by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, the Council stated studies of strain on INEC to shift the election, simply 80 days away, can’t be dismissed.

“If President Tinubu believes Nigerians want another four years of his government, he should face them at the ballot box, not seek more time through the back door,” the assertion stated.

The Council claimed it had obtained info that the INEC Chairman is to be summoned to the Presidential Villa and instructed to shift the election.

“We are raising the alarm before that meeting takes place. President Tinubu must abandon any such attempt. Professor Joash Amupitan must refuse any instruction to change the timetable and immediately make any such approach public. The election date belongs to Nigerians. It must not be rewritten behind closed doors at the Villa,” it stated.

The ADC-PCC stated Nigerians have endured three and a half years of hovering costs, shrinking incomes and relentless hardship, and have the best to evaluate the federal government on the poll field on January 16.

“A government that has made life this difficult for Nigerians must not be allowed to postpone its day of judgment,” the Council stated.

It described Ebola as a severe public well being concern, saying well being professionals have to be free to comprise it, and INEC should take each essential step to guard voters and election staff.

The Council famous that the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated there may be presently no purpose to postpone the election, including that the place should not be twisted right into a political excuse for delay.

“The Council puts INEC, domestic observers and international election monitors on notice: any proposal to change the timetable must be made openly, supported by published health evidence and subjected to public scrutiny. The Presidency must not use a health emergency to escape an electoral verdict,” the assertion added.