The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is afraid of losing the 2027 general elections.
According to Abdullahi, the actions of the APC government are becoming a threat capable of killing democracy in Nigeria.
The ADC spokesperson, in a post via his social media account in which he shared part of the deliberations of the House of Representatives on the Electoral Act amendment, said that with almost all the state governors now in APC, the ruling party is still afraid of a free and fair election.
He, however, called on Nigerians to resist all forms of tyranny as the 2027 elections get closer.
“With this level of impunity, we pray that the APC does not become the death of our democracy.
“Almost all the governors are in their party, yet they are afraid of a free and fair election. But Nigerians will never surrender to tyranny.
“We have seen this before,” he wrote.
It would be recalled that the House of Representatives on Tuesday, agreed to provide for both real-time electronic transmission and manual transmission of election results.
This followed a fierce debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025 ahead of the 2027 elections.
Recall that the House had gone into a closed-door session to restore calm and allow members deliberate further on the review of the Electoral Act.
The House, however, descended into another rowdy session after nearly two hours behind closed doors as lawmakers reopened debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025 and insisted on clause-by-clause consideration of the contentious legislation.
Rep. Bamidele Salam moved to delete the provision on manual transmission, arguing that retaining it could undermine the credibility and technological advancement of the electoral process. The motion was seconded by Rep. Kingsley Chinda.
However, when the matter was put to a voice vote, the “nays” prevailed, effectively defeating the attempt to remove manual transmission from the clause
Naija news/ Samuel Olokoba
