Amaechi to voters: Stay at polling units until results upload in 2027
ADC vice presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to remain at their polling units after voting in the 2027 general election until results are counted and uploaded to INEC's portal. Speaking on News Central TV Friday, Amaechi said vote theft happens at the unit level where politicians steal result sheets and endanger ad hoc INEC staff.
"On the day of election, in your ward and in your unit, you finish voting, you stand for the counting," Amaechi said. He warned voters not to leave until they see the result sheet, witness the count, and confirm the upload. "If there is a result sheet, we will queue up and when they finish counting, if you don't upload it you are not going."
Amaechi argued the 2027 election will differ from past cycles because Nigerians have learned from experience. He said the ADC is mobilising supporters nationwide to defend their votes at the unit level.
This advice targets a known vulnerability: the gap between voting and result transmission where manipulation historically occurs. INEC's BVAS and IReV systems were designed to close this gap, but compliance depends on voter presence and vigilance.
Will you commit the extra hours on election day to witness the count and upload at your unit, or will you trust the process to work without your presence?