ADC Demands Investigation Over Alleged Upload of Candidates’ Names To INEC Portal By Another Faction

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate allegation that another faction within the party led by Nafiu Gombe uploaded names of a presidential candidate and other nominees to the commission’s portal.

Describing this as blatant lie, ADC maintained that INEC does not issue nomination portal access or nomination codes to a leadership it does not recognise and the Commission will not issue two codes to the same party.

In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, the party said it was formally drawing INEC’s attention to what it described as the apparent forgery and unauthorised use of documents purportedly issued by the Commission, urging it to investigate and take appropriate action.

The party urged the public to disregard what it called attempts to create confusion and insisted it remains focused on offering Nigerians a credible alternative ahead of the 2027 general election, the leadership of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

 The statement, signed by its spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi reads : “The African Democratic Congress (ADC) wishes to draw the attention of the media and the general public to false reports claiming that a group led by Mr. Nafiu Bala Gombe has uploaded the names of a presidential candidate and other nominees to the INEC nomination portal. The claim is a blatant lie. And it is quite easy to verify why.

 “INEC does not issue nomination portal access or nomination codes to a leadership it does not recognise. Secondly, the Commission will not issue two codes to the same party.

“Otherwise, every impostor would simply upload names to the portal and proclaim themselves the authentic leadership of a political party. That is plainly not how the law or the Commission’s processes work.

 “The question, therefore, is straightforward: where is the evidence of this purported upload by a group of individuals not known by law or the electoral body?

 “We are also, by this statement, formally drawing the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to what appears to be the forgery and unauthorised use of documents purportedly emanating from the Commission in a manner capable of creating confusion and undermining public confidence in its integrity and reputation as Nigeria’s electoral umpire.

“We trust that the Commission will investigate this matter and take the necessary steps to correct this blatant misrepresentation.