A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tony Okocha

By Enioluwa Adeniyi

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tony Okocha, has sparked controversy after claiming that election results were sometimes written in advance and handed to electoral officials for announcement.

Okocha made the remark during a press conference, where he spoke about alleged practices that occurred during his time in political office.

According to the APC chieftain, election outcomes were sometimes prepared beforehand and later submitted to electoral officials for formal declaration.

Okocha said, “Elections could be written inside the chief of staff’s office.

“It was done so in my time; we did so. We write the result and hand it over to the commission; their business is to go and announce.”

The comments have since sparked widespread reactions after a video of the statement circulated on the social media platform X.

See Video below:

See reactions below:

@Abel4real101 wrote, “In a civil and working society where rule of law prevails, this man would be arrested.”

@Oga_geeflex stated, “This is to remind you that our votes don’t count. We have said it countless times offline but not online.

“Votes don’t count. They can manipulate results. This is why they don’t want electronic transmission of results.”

@Blaqqy_ said, “This is enough for everybody to be thrown in jail, but no, they’re celebrated in Nigeria, and the docile fools whose future is being destroyed are defending them, standing on mandate with empty bellies.”

@renzypovy wrote, “Our prisons cannot contain the real criminals, they roam around in plain sight… What a failed system we operate in these parts.

“What a shame!”

@NFTGlobalMarket said, “In sane climes, anyone who makes this kind of statement would be behind bars immediately.”

@9jai__ stated, “That’s exactly what will happen in 2027, hence the reason the governors have all switched side to APC. The election result is already written. If the people don’t rise up, these demons will succeed and y’all will see hell. These creatures of the devil have no desire to fix naija.”

@mykelbishop wrote, “If a sitting Party Chairman can openly admit to writing results and handing them to INEC, then our democracy is a crime scene.

“This isn’t just a confession, it’s a manual on how they’ve been stealing our future.”

@EzejiOzioma stated, “Wow…so you’re openly admitting to rigging elections? No wonder Nigeria’s democracy is a joke. Absolute disgrace.”

@Senior_Sley said, “Although we all knew this, his is open confession of electoral fraud, not politics. Every corrupt politician in this country should understand that this kind of shameless admission is exactly why Nigerians have zero trust left in the system. It’s a deplorable situation.”

@OJIJeFREDRICK stated, “When someone comes out and openly say things like this he or she should be arrest immediately… These are the people destroying this nation.”