Shettima Criticizes ADC Over Flawed Digital Membership Registration Exercise

Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed the digital membership registration drive of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the process as technically deficient and politically inconsequential.

Speaking at a high-level political engagement in Abuja on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the Vice President characterized the opposition party's attempt at digital inclusion as a "clumsy effort" that failed to meet the rigorous standards of modern electoral transparency.

This critique follows the ADC’s recent rollout of an online platform intended to expand its grassroots base ahead of upcoming electoral cycles.

The Vice President’s remarks center on reports of widespread technical glitches and security vulnerabilities within the ADC’s digital portal.

Shettima argued that the party lacked the institutional capacity to manage a robust electronic database, contrasting it with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) registration framework.

According to the Vice President, the ADC’s initiative appeared more as a public relations maneuver than a genuine effort to engage the Nigerian electorate through technology.

Shettima questioned the integrity of the data being captured by the opposition. He noted: "It is one thing to announce a digital revolution on paper; it is entirely another to deploy a secure, scalable, and verifiable system. The ADC’s current exercise is a flawed experiment that mocks the very essence of digital democracy."

He further emphasized that "political relevance is earned through consistent governance and structural integrity, not through malfunctioning web links and phantom membership figures."