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By Goli Innocent
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday vowed to mobilise Nigerians across the country ahead of the 2027 elections, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of undermining electoral credibility with his assent to the amended Electoral Act.
In a strongly worded statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party described the President’s approval of the bill as dangerously hasty.
“With the alarmingly speedy assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the death warrant on credible elections and, by so doing, set Nigeria’s democracy back by several decades,” the ADC said.
The opposition party further argued that the amendment introduces uncertainty into the electoral process.
“In signing the bill into law, the President claimed to be consolidating the country’s democracy, but in reality, he has simply corrupted it further by introducing ambiguity and permitting excessive discretion in the collation and transmission process,” the statement added.
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Questioning the urgency behind the amendment, the ADC said it was “quite instructive” that a government claiming political dominance would rush changes to the electoral framework.
It suggested that such speed raises doubts about the administration’s confidence in a transparent and competitive process.
The party also warned of possible tension in future elections if electronic safeguards are not firmly guaranteed.
“In the absence of firm guarantees of electronic transparency, vigilant citizens may feel compelled to physically safeguard their votes to prevent discrepancies between polling units and collation centres, as has been witnessed in the past,” it stated.
Declaring its readiness for political action within constitutional limits, the ADC said: “We are ready, willing, and prepared to defend the sanctity of Nigeria’s democracy using every constitutional and lawful means available to us.
“We will mobilise Nigerians toward vigilance, toward lawful participation, and toward unity in defence of their constitutional rights.”
