Again, Fears Mount Over 2027 Polls as INEC Sources Reveal Widespread Plot to Rig

Concerns are growing over the credibility of the upcoming 2027 general elections as fresh revelations from insiders within the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) suggest that a coordinated plot to manipulate the process is already underway.. Read ..Full.. Article.. .

Unless urgent corrective measures are instituted by the National Council of State (NCoS), civil society organisations, the international community, and both local and foreign election observers, the polls could become the most compromised in the nation’s democratic history, multiple sources have confirmed.

According to the findings, powerful politicians have allegedly infiltrated INEC’s structures, designing a multifaceted rigging agenda to compromise the integrity of the exercise.

The scheme, described by insiders as a “cocktail of manipulations,” reportedly includes creating dual sets of original result forms, tampering with the Results Viewing Portal (IReV), and manipulating the ongoing voter registration process.

A senior source within INEC explained that the plan involves producing two sets of Form EC8 series — covering polling units (EC8A), wards (EC8B), and local governments (EC8C). One set would be publicly displayed at polling units, while the second set would be secretly deployed to alter outcomes in strategically selected areas.

“The strategy is to manipulate transparency by producing parallel results and manipulating what is uploaded to IReV,” the source told Sunday Vanguard.

Investigations also revealed deliberate breaches of operational protocols, designed to create discrepancies between what is recorded at polling stations and what is electronically transmitted. This, analysts say, exposes structural vulnerabilities that undermine the very technology intended to safeguard electoral credibility.

Both IReV and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the twin technologies championed as safeguards in the 2023 general elections, are reportedly being tested for potential exploitation, and..  Read . .More —