ADC insists parties, citizens can independently collate election results

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has insisted that political parties and citizens have the right to independently collect, collate and share election results ahead of the 2027 general elections, despite a warning by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against the private collation of results.
The party said it recognised INEC’s statutory responsibility to announce official election results and declare winners but maintained that this did not prevent political parties and citizens from gathering and sharing election figures.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said its position was based on the constitutional...