{"id":2812,"date":"2026-10-28T21:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/2027-kwankwaso-warns-inec-over-alleged-ai-generated-images-in-voter-register\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T21:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:16:36","slug":"2027-kwankwaso-warns-inec-over-alleged-ai-generated-images-in-voter-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/2027-kwankwaso-warns-inec-over-alleged-ai-generated-images-in-voter-register\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Kwankwaso warns INEC over alleged AI-generated images in voter register"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eBy Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eFormer Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that alleged irregularities in the preliminary voter register could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eKwankwaso raised the concern in a statement posted on his official Facebook page, following reports of suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs and other questionable records in the register.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eHe warned that failure to properly investigate the allegations could weaken public confidence in Nigeria\u2019s electoral system ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eAccording to him, the development raises serious questions about the integrity of the voter registration process and the measures put in place by INEC to prevent electoral manipulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e\u201dWith the 2027 elections approaching, INEC must provide Nigerians with clear and convincing answers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eKwankwaso questioned how the suspicious photographs found their way into the register, whether the individuals involved were genuinely registered and if their identities were properly verified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eWhile welcoming INEC\u2019s decision to investigate the allegations, the former governor insisted that Nigerians deserved more than assurances from the electoral body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eHe called for a thorough, transparent and independent investigation, saying the findings must be made public and anyone found responsible held accountable under the law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eKwankwaso also demanded a comprehensive independent audit of the preliminary voter register to identify questionable entries, duplicate registrations and possible artificial identities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eHe, however, stressed that the exercise must not deny eligible Nigerians their constitutional right to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e\u201dOur democracy cannot afford any compromise in the integrity of the voter register. Every eligible Nigerian must have the right to vote, and every vote must count,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eThe former governor further warned against the use of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, to manipulate the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e\u201dNobody should be allowed to exploit technology, including artificial intelligence, to undermine our electoral system,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200eKwankwaso maintained that the credibility of the 2027 general elections would depend largely on the accuracy and integrity of the voter register.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200e\u201dThe credibility of the 2027 elections begins with a credible voter register, and INEC must get its act together,\u201d he declared<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/2027-kwankwaso-warns-inec-over-alleged-ai-generated-images-in-voter-register\/\">2027: Kwankwaso warns INEC over alleged AI-generated images in voter register<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200e \u200eBy Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse \u200e \u200eFormer Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that alleged irregularities in the preliminary voter register&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}