Electoral Laws With Loopholes in Transmission of Election Results Cannot Be Accepted – ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that only an Electoral Amendment Act that unequivocally mandates real-time electronic transmission of results, without exceptions open to abuse, can command public confidence and strengthen Nigeria’s democracy.

The party made the statement through its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday.

The ADC emphasised that the credibility of elections depends not on mere assurances but on clear, unambiguous legal guarantees that protect the will of the people.

It called on the National Assembly to urgently remove any provision that weakens this safeguard and to align the final version of the Bill with the recommendations of the Conference Committee, which advocated for electronic transmission of results.

The party also reiterated its commitment to standing with Nigerians in defending transparent, credible, and verifiable elections.

“Only an Electoral Amendment Act that unequivocally mandates real-time electronic transmission of results, without exceptions capable of abuse, can command public confidence and strengthen Nigeria’s democracy.

“Any provision in our electoral laws that creates ambiguity, discretion, or technical loopholes around the transmission and collation of election results fundamentally undermines the integrity of the electoral process and cannot be accepted in good conscience,” the statement said.