The commission issued the clarification on Saturday amid growing controversy surrounding the preliminary voters’ register ahead of the 2027 general elections and calls by some Nigerians for Amupitan to step down over alleged irregularities in the registration process.
The writer recounts his firsthand experience at Chatham House, challenging social media narratives about the INEC chairman and highlighting the dangers of misinformation, political bias and growing distrust ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections.
The protesters, who surrounded the INEC chairman's vehicle as he departed the international policy institute, accused the commission of failing to provide satisfactory explanations for alleged anomalies in the voters' register and demanded greater transparency in the preparation for the next general elections.
Chairman of the commission, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, gave the assurance at the Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Forum 2026 in Abuja, declaring that the sovereign choice of Nigerians, expressed through their votes, would remain the ultimate determinant of who governs the country.
INEC’s Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, clarified the situation following questions raised by the Obidient Movement over the Chairman’s whereabouts.
April 03, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected calls for the removal of its Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, declaring that such demands fall outside constitutional provisions and threaten the independence of the electoral body.
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November 09, (THEWILL) — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan faced his first test on the conduct of a free and fair election by the Commission with the Anambra Governorship Election on Saturday,...
South African Presidential Spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said Ramaphosa had no involvement in the broadcast disruption, insisting that the incident was an operational matter and not a deliberate attempt to silence Nigeria.
