The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has denied owning or operating an X account allegedly used to express support for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 general election
Amupitan said the controversy had been referred to the Department of State Services (DSS) and the office of the Inspector-General of Police, adding that an independent investigative report had also been obtained.
He spoke on Thursday during a dialogue at Chatham House in London, organised in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative, with the theme, “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot.”
Responding to a question on whether an independent investigation had established that he was not behind the disputed account, the INEC chairman said the matter had been reported to the relevant security agencies.
“We have an independent report and the matter was also reported to the DSS as well as to the IG,” he said.
Amupitan maintained that he had never operated an X account, explaining that his attempt to contact the social media platform to address the allegation was unsuccessful because he was not a registered user.
“I never had an X account. I tried to get in touch with X, but there’s no way if you don’t have an account,” he said.
He further disclosed that some civil society organisations had expressed interest in investigating the controversy.
Insisting that he had never operated the disputed account, Amupitan said his regular email platform was Yahoo.
“I have my Yahoo mail. I check Yahoo mail. It was never my account. And that is the truth,” he said.
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