2027 polls: ADC urges INEC to bar partisan lecturers from serving as Returning Officers

Nigerian Tribune | 14-09-2026 06:41pm |

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the use of politically exposed academics as Returning and Collation Officers for the 2027 general elections. The party's call follows reports that over 600 senior lecturers from public universities in Northern Nigeria endorsed President Bola Tinubu. The ADC wants INEC to bar such partisan lecturers from serving in electoral roles.

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