ADC Demands Prosecution of Nafiu Bala Over Alleged Forged INEC Documents
The African Democratic Congress has called for legal action against Nafiu Bala Gombe after he claimed to have uploaded party candidates to the INEC portal using documents the electoral body disowned.
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the arrest, investigation, and prosecution of Nafiu Bala Gombe following his claim to have uploaded the party’s candidates for the 2027 general election through the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal — a claim INEC has publicly disowned.
According to a statement reported by The Whistler, the ADC reacted strongly after Bala circulated a document bearing INEC’s letterhead and logo, along with screenshots purportedly from the commission’s nomination portal, suggesting he had successfully uploaded candidates. The party described the documents as forged and accused Bala of attempting to mislead the public and compromise its electoral process.
INEC, for its part, has distanced itself from the materials circulated by Bala. As reported by Premium Times, the commission disowned the documents he posted, stating they were not issued by or authorized through official channels. The incident has raised concerns about the integrity of candidate nomination processes ahead of the 2027 elections and the potential for digital impersonation in political party submissions.
The ADC emphasized that it has not authorized any individual to upload candidates on its behalf through INEC’s platform and warned that such unauthorized actions could undermine the credibility of the electoral timeline. While no formal charges have yet been filed, the party’s call for prosecution underscores growing vigilance around electoral fraud and document authenticity in Nigeria’s political landscape.