The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that it will document, collate and share polling-unit results with the public during the 2027 general elections.

The party said while it respects the Independent National Electoral Commission’s statutory responsibility to declare official election outcomes and to announce winners of elections, this wiill not stop it from documenting the process.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said it decided to make its position known in response to the warning by the INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, against sharing of privately collated results.

“We are aware of our rights to freedom of expression under the Constitution. We are also aware of the limitations associated with those rights. And we hold that our rights to collate and share election results are not abrogated by any of the limitation clauses.”

“The ADC will share our collated results with the public. Our agents will document results, our structures will collate them, and we will communicate verified figures to the public, clearly identifying their source and status,” the party said.

The party said although it recognises INEC’s responsibility to make official declarations of results and to declare winners of elections, that responsibility cannot abrogate the right of citizens to collect and collate election results and share them. (Daily Trust)