US EditionNigeria: ADC Leaders to Amupitan - Resign Immediately
The party said INEC’s actions on its leadership dispute show bias and undermine confidence in the electoral umpire.
- On Thursday, the African Democratic Congress demanded the immediate resignation of Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan and all National Commissioners, citing lack of confidence in their ability to conduct credible elections.
- Tensions stem from INEC's recent compliance with a Court of Appeal judgment regarding the ADC's internal leadership dispute, which the party alleged compromises the commission's neutrality and independence.
- Adedayo Oketola, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, dismissed the removal calls as a 'distraction' and 'direct assault' on electoral independence, stating the Constitution mandates enforcement of court orders.
- Reaffirming its commitment to upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states, INEC stressed that its leadership does not serve at the pleasure of any political party or interest group.
- INEC will proceed with a nationwide voter revalidation exercise to strengthen the National Register of Voters, maintaining that this administrative audit is not targeted at any specific demographic or political party.
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Nigeria: ADC Leaders to Amupitan - Resign Immediately
Abuja -- Rising in unison, leaders of African Democratic Congress (ADC), yesterday, demanded the sack of Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, alleging that he is planning a scheme to foist a one-party state on Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election.
INEC Rejects Call For Amupitan’s Removal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed calls for the removal of its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan. A statement on Thursday by Adedayo Oketola, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, said calls by some political actors for the chairman’s removal over the commission’s decision to comply with a Court of Appeal judgment were “a distraction” and “a direct assault on the independence of the nation’s electoral umpire.”…
ADC demands resignation of INEC chair, national commissioners
"We demand the immediate resignation or sack of the INEC Chairman, Professor Amupitan, and all the National Commissioners. We no longer have confidence in them. We are convinced that they are incapable of conducting any credible election.
“Removal Calls Out Of Place” — INEC Defends Chairman Amupitan, Cites Constitution, Insists On Independence Amid Bias Allegations, Says “22 Parties, No Bias”
The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed calls for the removal of its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), while addressing what it described as widespread misconceptions surrounding its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise. In a statement issued on Thursday night in Abuja and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, the Commission said its attention had been drawn to “recent pu…
ADC Demands Resignation Of INEC Chairman, Alleges Plot To Undermine Democracy
*ADC Chairman David Mark speaking at a press conference on in Abuja Thursday, April 2, 2026. X/@KwankwasoRM The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate resignation or sack of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, accusing the electoral body of partisanship and undermining Nigeria’s democracy. Addressing a world press conference in Abuja on Friday, ADC Nation…
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