{
  "id": 9096013,
  "title": "2027: We don’t trust INEC to protect our votes – ADC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/2027-we-dont-trust-inec-to-protect-our-votes-adc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:44:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/22/2027-we-dont-trust-inec-to-protect-our-votes-adc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed its lack of trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to safeguard voters' ballots in the upcoming 2027 general elections. Bolaji Abdullahi, the party's National Publicity Secretary, conveyed this sentiment during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today. Abdullahi stated that the party is preparing to independently tally the votes, cautioning that INEC's technical malfunctions have eroded public confidence. He recalled his own 2023 Senate election bid, where he and others relied on INEC's assurance that vote counts would automatically be sent to the Independent Verification System (IReV). However, technical glitches prevented this automatic transmission, leading to a loss of faith in INEC's capabilities. Abdullahi emphasized that his party will no longer blindly accept INEC's handling of their votes, instead opting to closely monitor the process themselves. They remain committed to accepting the election results only if they accurately reflect the votes cast at the polling stations. If discrepancies arise, the ADC is prepared to contest the outcome, as they would rather lose than accept a rigged election.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says it does not trust the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to protect its votes in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this statement on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to him, the party is making arrangements to collate […]…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}