INEC: Amupitan partisan, came to do job of his master – Jibrin Ibrahim

Politics INEC: Amupitan partisan, came to do job of his master – Jibrin Ibrahim Published on April 21, 2026 By Matthew Atungwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Senior Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development, Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan of partisanship. Ibrahim made this allegation on Monday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. According to him, though the INEC Chairman is new, there have been numerous evidence of partisanship within a short time. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Ibrahim, who is the chairman of Premium Times Editorial Board, attributed his allegation to Amupitan’s intervention in terms of targeting the main opposition party without a legal basis. “This indicates we have a partisan person, who has come to do the job of his master. He had partisan opinions in the last election and showed that partisanship openly on X. “I think the chairman of INEC is relatively new. He’s just been appointed, but in a very short time, we’ve seen numerous evidence of partisanship. “His intervention in terms of targeting the main opposition party without a legal basis that most senior lawyers find acceptable in this country justifies that,” he said. Don't Miss ADC takes protest to Jigawa INEC office, calls for sack of Amupitan You may like ADC takes protest to Jigawa INEC office, calls for sack of Amupitan Forensic investigation shows Amupitan’s alleged X account was fabricated – INEC 2027: Nigerians protest at UK parliament, demand removal of INEC Chairman INEC concludes CVR phase II, shifts to claims, objectives nationwide INEC adjusts Osun governorship election campaign period Osun Guber Poll: CSOs petition INEC chairman over redeployments

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