ADC demands INEC chairman’s sack, alleges plot to make Tinubu only presidential candidate in 2027

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate sack of Joash Amupitan, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), after the de-recognition of the party’s leadership.

Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, April 2, the National chairman of the party, David Mark, said the electoral body can no longer be trusted, describing its actions as unlawful.

INEC had on Wednesday announced its decision to delist key ADC figures, including National Chairman David Mark, National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola, and others.In a statement released by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna,INEC stated that the decision was in compliance with a court order directing the commission to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the case by the trial court.

Reacting to the body’s decision, Mark at the press conference said

’Right now, I speak to Nigerians at home and in the diaspora. I also speak directly to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu: with 90% of the National Assembly and over 30 of Nigeria’s 36 governors in the APC, President Tinubu, what are you afraid of? If you are convinced that you have done well for the people who voted for you, why are you afraid of a free, fair, and transparent electoral contest? If you are indeed the democrat that you claim to be, why are you bent on destroying all opposition political parties?

It is important to state the net implications of this decision taken by INEC, in case they had not thought of it, or they just do not care: First, by attempting to subvert the leadership of the ADC, INEC has already undermined our participation in the Osun and Ekiti elections taking place later this year.