INEC chairman debunks reports linking him to pro-Tinubu X account

INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan has denied operating an X account that allegedly backed Tinubu and the APC in 2023, calling the claim an attempt to discredit him and the commission.

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has denied operating an X account allegedly used to support President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 election, The Sun reports.

He spoke on Thursday at Chatham House, London.

The account, @joashamupitan, reportedly replied “Victory is sure” to a post by APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel.

“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,” Amupitan said.

Asked whether an independent probe had cleared him, he said: “We have an independent report, and the matter was also reported to the DSS as well as to the IG.”

Amupitan said the allegation was false and aimed at undermining his credibility and that of the commission ahead of the 2027 elections.

“The only way that people could bring down an institution was to say, ‘Oh, this person,'” he said.