PDP’s Ini Ememobong warns that collusion with INEC insiders may allow fraudulent use of serialised EC8A result sheets in the 2027 general elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over potential manipulation of the 2027 general elections.
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National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong warned that collusion with some officials in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could allow fraudulent use of serialised election result sheets (EC8A).
Speaking on Arise Television on Thursday, Ememobong said:
“Why people are afraid of electronic transmission of election results is that with collusion with some people in INEC, they are going to print the serial number of election result, EC8A, and they are going to use the same serialized number.
“So you are going to find two result sheets. They call the person at the polling unit and ask for the total number of accreditation because BVAS’ accreditation will capture the total number, but because it’s manual voting, they cannot sort the votes.
“So, they will take that accreditation digit and fill in a form in their houses. Some of them have had histories of putting result sheets in boxes in their houses and trying to submit it. So that is what is going to happen,” he explained.
Ememobong also noted that voter turnout remains a challenge, pointing out that in the last election, only 26% of registered voters cast ballots.
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He described voting as “an expression of faith or disbelief in the system,” highlighting the need for citizens to engage actively in the democratic process.
