The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a poster circulating on social media claiming that it has reaffirmed the Senator David Mark-led management of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The Commission described the publication as faux, insisting that it didn’t originate from INEC.
In a clarification titled, “Fake Poster On ADC Leadership,” the electoral physique stated the poster and accompanying textual content falsely claimed that the Commission had reaffirmed the management of the previous Senate President.
INEC additionally disclosed that the unauthorised publication featured its official brand and the picture of National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, with out the Commission’s approval.
“For the avoidance of doubt, INEC has issued no such reaffirmation,” the Commission acknowledged.
It consequently urged members of the general public to ignore the publication in its entirety and rely solely on data disseminated by its official and verified communication channels.
The clarification comes amid the controversy surrounding the management of the ADC following the November 5 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the processes that produced the David Mark-led management of the occasion.
The growth has generated reactions throughout the opposition occasion, notably over the political implications of the court docket determination and the standing of its management forward of the 2027 common elections.
However, as of the time of submitting this report, the David Mark-led National Executive of the ADC remained listed on INEC’s official web site because the occasion’s nationwide management.
Similarly, the names of former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his operating mate, Rotimi Amaechi, remained on the Commission’s revealed checklist of the occasion’s presidential candidates for the 2027 common elections.
The growth signifies that, regardless of the controversy generated by the court docket judgment and INEC’s disowning of the purported reaffirmation, the Commission’s on-line data had but to replicate any modifications to the ADC management and presidential candidate listings.
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