Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that there is a plan to rig the 2027 elections in the country.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) leader, however, called on all opposition parties in the country to join hands in foiling the plan and saving democracy in Nigeria.
According to reports that Atiku made the declaration in a statement on Thursday shortly after the joint press conference in Abuja in which opposition leaders rejected the amended electoral act recently signed by President Bola Tinubu.
He affirmed the rejection of the amended electoral act, adding that it is offensive, anti-democratic and a deliberate attempt by the All Progressives Congress-led National Assembly to undermine transparency and sanctity of elections in Nigeria.
The full statement reads, “This afternoon, I joined other leaders of the main opposition parties in Nigeria, at a Joint Press Conference in Abuja.
“We rejected the 2026 Electoral Act hastily signed into law by the Bola Tinubu-led APC administration. The rejection was followed by a call to reenact the law in line with the wishes and aspirations of Nigerians.
“I totally agree with Dr Ajuji Ahmed, the National Chairman of the New Nigerian People’s Party(NNPP) who clearly articulated our rejection of the amended 2026 Electoral Act, especially section 60(3) which encourages INEC to also adopt manual instead of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of results to the IREV portal, under claims of network failure in a country with more than 90% Internet coverage.
“We also jointly rejected section 84(2) that imposes Direct or Consensus mode of primary election on political parties.
“I also agree with Dr Ajuji, that the amended Electoral Act 2026 is offensive, anti-democratic and a deliberate attempt by the APC-led National Assembly to undermine transparency and sanctity of our elections.
“I used the occasion to call on all opposition political parties to join in this mission to rescue our Democracy.
“Now is the time to push back on the rigging plan ahead of 2027.”