2027: PDP demands legal backing for electronic result transmission

…vows to defy predetermination manipulation

…urges INEC: ‘No glitches, nary excuses’

…insists connected real-time effect uploads to support voters’ will

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a ineligible model mandating the physics transmission of predetermination results up of the 2027 wide elections, stressing that it volition defy immoderate effort to undermine the volition of Nigerians.

Speaking astatine a property briefing successful Abuja connected Monday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said the enactment was acrophobic astir past electoral challenges and insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) indispensable guarantee real-time transmission of results straight from polling units.

“There indispensable beryllium nary glitches successful 2027. If exertion tin enactment seamless fiscal transactions nationwide, past INEC indispensable warrant that its predetermination exertion functions efficaciously connected predetermination day,” Ologunagba said.

He emphasised that the credibility of the polls depends connected transparency and accuracy, urging INEC to “rise to its law duty” and supply a process wherever “every ballot counts, and each ballot is seen to count.”

The PDP spokesperson argued that the indispensable infrastructure already exists to guarantee creaseless physics transmission of results and noted that immoderate nonaccomplishment would rise doubts astir the integrity of the process.

“Votes indispensable number and beryllium counted. The lone mode ideology tin thrive is for INEC to warrant real-time transmission of results to forestall manipulation,” helium added.

Ologunagba further warned that the 2027 elections indispensable beryllium free, fair, and devoid of excuses. “The epoch of glitches is over. Nigerians merit a credible election, and the PDP volition proceed to advocator for thing less,” helium stated.

He besides criticised what helium described arsenic premature campaigns by governmental actors up of the 2027 elections, informing that specified actions could overheat the polity and strain INEC’s regulatory capacity.

Providing updates connected preparations for the party’s nationalist convention, scheduled to clasp successful Ibadan connected November 15 and 16, 2025, Ologunagba said mobilisation was ongoing crossed enactment structures.

“You volition callback that connected September 2, we inaugurated the National Convention Organising Committee, which instantly went into action. There are present 11 subcommittees covering transportation, logistics, security, media, and different areas to warrant a seamless convention,” helium explained.

He noted that zoning arrangements for nationalist offices had been approved by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), portion determination structures were finalising micro-zoning.

“The rescue and restoration of existent antiauthoritarian principles tin lone travel done the PDP. Our normal volition nutrient a agreed enactment acceptable to contiguous credible alternatives to Nigerians,” Ologunagba said.

He besides commended enactment leaders crossed the state for their committedness and resilience, saying it reflected the PDP’s readiness to prosecute Nigerians successful the antiauthoritarian process.

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