Media Adviser to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of institutionalising document forgery in Nigeria’s electoral process.
Naija News reports that Ibe, in a post via his verified 𝕏 handle, said the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government has repeatedly engaged in forgery across several sectors, including tax reforms, electoral amendments, academic credentials and federal government projects.
He further referenced a February 2026 report by Premium Times and TrackaNG, which reportedly flagged 92 federal government projects as ghost projects.
According to Atiku’s side, school certificates, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates, and other documents required for election qualification had been subject to forgery, adding that the government had adopted the presentation of forged documents as state policy.
He wrote, “What the Tinubu-led APC administration cannot forge does not exist.
“Forged Tax reform laws.
“Forged Electoral Amendment Act 2026.
“Forged school and NYSC certificates.
“Forged election results.
“Forged FG projects, according to a February 2026 report of @PremiumTimesng and @TrackaNG that flagged 92 projects as ghost projects.
“And now they have adopted the forgery of school certificate, NYSC certificate and indeed forgery of any presented document for election as a policy of the state.
“By this law, it is now legal to present forged documents for consideration as an aspirant and candidate in the 2027 primaries and general elections.”
