Bashir Ahmad Urges APC Supporters to Stop Defending INEC’s Shortcomings

Former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, has called on members and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to refrain from defending every perceived shortcoming of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Bashir made the statement in a post on his official X handle on Friday night, amid the ongoing dispute between the electoral body and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

According to reports, the APC had backed INEC’s controversial decision to suspend recognition of the David Mark-led leadership of the ADC.

While opposition figures criticised what they described as the alleged suppression of opponents of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ruling party maintained that it would not be a major issue if the ADC was excluded from the 2027 ballot.

Reacting, Bashir warned that blindly defending INEC’s actions could reinforce claims that the commission is biased in favour of the APC ahead of the general elections.

“I don’t know if it is only me, but I strongly feel that we, as supporters of the APC, should stop defending every shortcoming of INEC or its leadership,” he wrote.

“Doing so only fuels the allegations that the electoral body is working to favour our party in the upcoming elections, which is simply not true.”