APC Fears 2027 Free, Fair Election – Bolaji Abdullahi

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is afraid of losing the 2027 general elections.

According to Bolaji Abdullahi, the APC government are becoming more dangerious and capable of killing democracy in Nigeria.

ADC Spox Shares House Electoral Act Debate on X

The ADC spokesperson, on Wednesday via his 𝕏 account post, in which he shared part of  the House of Representatives on the Electoral Act amendment deliberations.

He said that, almost all the state governors now in APC, the ruling party are still afraid of a free and fair election.

He, however, called on Nigerians to reject all forms of tyranny rule as the 2027 elections get closer.

“With this level of impunity, we pray that the APC does not become the death of our democracy.

“Almost all the governors are in their party, yet they are afraid of a free and fair election.

But Nigerians will never surrender to tyranny.

“We have seen this before,” he wrote.

House Strikes Electoral Act Deal Amid Heated Amendment Clashes

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, reached a key agreement during heated Electoral Act Amendment sessions.

They decided to provide for both real-time electronic transmission and reliable manual transmission options.

This dual approach aims to balance technology with traditional methods for election result integrity nationwide.

This followed a fierce debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025 ahead of the 2027 elections.

House Enters Closed Door to Calm Electoral Act Storm

Recall that the House had gone into a closed-door session to restore calm and allow members deliberate further on the review of the Electoral Act.

The House, however, descended into another rowdy session after nearly two hours behind closed doors as lawmakers reopened debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025.

And they insisted on clause-by-clause consideration of the contentious legislation.

Rep. Salam Pushes to Scrap Manual Transmission Provision

Rep. Bamidele Salam moved to delete the provision on manual transmission.

He argued retaining manual transmission alone could severely undermine electoral credibility and vital technological advancements in Nigeria’s voting process.

The motion was seconded by Rep. Kingsley Chinda.

However, when the matter was put to a voice vote, the “nays” prevailed, effectively defeating the attempt to remove manual transmission from the clause.