ADC asks INEC Chairman, Amupitan to resign due to his loyalty posts for Tinubu

In a statement signed by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called for the immediate resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Amupitan, over allegations of partisanship. The party said the emergence of a 2023 pro-Bola Ahmed Tinubu social media post allegedly linked to the INEC […]

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Amupitan’s Past Tweets Show an APC Sympathizer, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Several verifiable past tweets by INEC chairman Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan from his time as a professor at the University of Jos unmistakably reveal partisan sympathies for the APC and, more specifically, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. If he has any regard for institutional integrity, he should own up to them, acknowledge the moral burden […]

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INEC, David Mark, and Coming Abachaian Coronation, By Farooq A. Kperogi

With INEC’s overtly partisan, intentionally illegal, and possibly remote-controlled withdrawal of recognition for the David Mark-led ADC, Nigeria has officially reverted to full-on Abacha-era suffocation of even the wispiest pretense to competitive electoral politics. Lawyers have said that the judgment of the appeal court, which INEC invoked as a convenient crutch to carry out a […]

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FCT elections expose practical limitations of real-time result transmission ―Amupitan, INEC chair

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the February 21 Federal Capital Territory area council election exposed the practical limits of relying on real-time electronic result transmission in Nigeria. Speaking at the 2026 Electoral Act Townhall in Abuja on Sunday, INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan explained that the challenges were not primarily technological. “From my […]

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Amupitan sworn in as new substantive INEC chairman

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new substantive Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nigerian Senate confirmed Professor Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday last week. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, […]

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Nigerian Senate confirms Amupitan as INEC chairman

Nigerian Senate has confirmed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan’s confirmation which happened on Thursday, came after undergoing screening and answering many questions from members of the Senate in a session that lasted hours. Before introducing himself to the Senators for the question and answer […]

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Amupitan: New Broom At INEC, By Reuben Abati

Last week, October 7, the announcement was made of the exit of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, Chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2015 – 2025, and his replacement in acting capacity by Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, Chairperson of Legal Services, Clearance, and Complaints Committee (LSC &CC) – she is now likely to hold the record […]

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