A pro group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ,Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria, (RHGN), has raised fresh alarm over the 2027 general elections, warning the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, against what it described as a dangerous attempt to create a parallel system for the transmission of election results.
Briefing newsmen in Umuahia,Deputy National Leader ,South East of the group,Mazi Franklin Ngoforo said Obi’s recent statement on a nation television calling for a parallel transmission system had given Nigerians sufficient reason to demand immediate clarification from the NDC leadership and the intervention of the country’s security and intelligence agencies before the 2027 elections.
Ngoforo’s reaction followed Obi’s interview on Arise News on September 10, 2026, during which the NDC presidential candidate spoke of the need for what he described as “dual transmission” of election results.
Obi had stated that while results would be transmitted to the designated INEC portal, they would also be transmitted to another platform where the people can see it.”
Ngoforo said the statement was particularly troubling because Professor Pat Utomi had earlier spoken in similar terms about an independent election result transmission arrangement ahead of the 2027 elections.
Ngoforo explained that Utomi also made the disclosure during an interview on Arise Primetime, on June 1, 2026, where he spoke about plans for an independent election result transmission system ahead of the 2027 elections.
He added that the convergence of Utomi’s earlier disclosure and Obi’s latest statement demanded serious national attention.
He challenged the NDC to explain exactly what the proposed second transmission channel would be, who would control it, where its authority would derive from and whether it was intended simply as a transparency mechanism or as an alternative electoral results infrastructure.
The APC chieftain insisted that the proposed arrangement is in open conflict with the constitutional and statutory framework governing elections in Nigeria.
“Section 153(1)(f) of the 1999 Constitution establishes the Independent National Electoral Commission, while Section 153(2) provides that the composition and powers of the Commission are as contained in Part I of the Third Schedule. Paragraph 15 of that Schedule assigns INEC the responsibility to organise, undertake and supervise elections to the offices of President, Vice President, Governor, Deputy Governor and members of the National and State Houses of Assembly. INEC itself confirms that its constitutional mandate includes organising elections into Nigeria’s various political offices,” he highlighted.
“The Electoral Act 2026 goes further by specifically prescribing how election results are to be transmitted and managed.
“Section 60(3) provides that the Presiding Officer shall electronically transmit results from each polling unit to the IReV portal after the prescribed Form EC8A has been signed and stamped and, where available, countersigned by candidates or polling agents. Section 60(5) further requires the Presiding Officer to transmit the results, including the total number of accredited voters, to the next level of collation. Section 62(2) requires INEC to compile and maintain a National Electronic Register of Election Results containing polling unit results and collated results.
The Act also empowers collation and returning officers to verify collated figures against results transmitted directly from polling units.”
Ngoforo also warned that while Nigerians had every right to demand transparent elections, public access to results and stronger technology, political parties and candidates cannot establish a rival electoral architecture and present it as an alternative source of official results.
“Nigeria cannot have two competing centres of electoral authority,” he said. “Every Nigerian wants credible elections. Every Nigerian wants his vote to count. But the answer cannot be to create rival electoral authorities.”
He called on the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force, the Office of the National Security Adviser and other relevant security agencies to invite the NDC leadership and Obi for clarification on the proposed arrangement. He said the agencies should establish whether any parallel electoral infrastructure was being developed, identify those behind it, determine its purpose and obtain a clear undertaking from the party and its candidate to respect the constitutional and statutory electoral framework. Ngoforo also warned that if, despite this early warning, the NDC and Obi proceed with any parallel results architecture that contributes to electoral confusion, unrest or violence, they must be prepared to answer for the consequences of their actions.
“We must not wait until Nigeria is on fire before we begin asking questions,” he warned. “And if anybody knowingly lights that fire, the people and the law must hold those responsible accountable.”
