2027: ‘Bar ‘partisan lecturers’ from collating election results’ – ADC tells INEC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to bar university lecturers with known partisan leanings from being appointed as returning and collation officers for the 2027 general elections.

The party’s position, delivered in a statement on Monday by its national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, follows recent reports that over 600 senior lecturers from public universities in northern Nigeria have openly endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.

The ADC said the development raises doubts about the impartiality of university staff who typically serve as election officials.

According to the ADC, appointing academics who have publicly taken…