2027: Opposition coalition demands audit of voter register

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja
Nigeria’s opposition alliance, the Coalition for Democracy, formerly known as G100, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress APC of rigging the rules before the votes, saying Nigeria cannot have free elections without free political competition.
According to the coalition, APC is “systematically shrinking Nigeria’s democratic space” and demanded an independent forensic audit of the voters’ register before December 15.
In a statement signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman on behalf of the coalition parties on Thursday, the group said the APC was “creating an electoral environment in which only the ruling party enjoys privileges that are deliberately denied to the...