Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been inundated with fake identities just as he faulted the party’s longstanding demand for real-time electronic transmission of election results.
VP Kashim told an interfaith breaking of fast attended by federal ministers and hosted by President Bola Tinubu, that the ADC’s registration portal had been overwhelmed by fictitious entries.
“The same Alliance for Democratic Confusion that was adamant that we must have electronic transmission of votes opened their portal for membership registration, and it was overwhelmed by an avalanche of fake names and fictitious identities,” he said.
He said the party was spreading fake information on the policies of the Tinubu administration.
“You and I know that, as Winston Churchill once said, ‘truth is so precious that it must be surrounded by a bodyguard of lies’. Lies, lies, lies — that is what is driving the opposition in this country,” he said.
The ADC which began online membership registration nationwide on Monday ahead of the 2027 general election, in compliance with the amended Electoral Act ran into troubled waters as it was confronted with several incorrect details, including fake names, National Identification Numbers and mismatched photographs.
But it on Tuesday said it had rectified the challenges on its digital membership registration platform following widespread reports of fake entries.
Shettima advised political officeholders to defend the policies and achievements of the current administration as the next election cycle approaches.
“Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the political season is around the corner. We are all political actors. We have to sell our government. We have to stand behind our administration,” he said.
According to him, the APC is now in a stronger position than it was during the 2023 general election, adding that “politically speaking, we are in a more comfortable position now than in 2023,” he said.
Shettima again denied that governors were being forced to defect to the ruling party, saying “nobody is coercing the governors of Rivers, Delta, Kano or any other state to join the APC. It is of their own volition because they have seen the light.”
