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2027: INEC Must Be Physically, Psychologically, Materially Ready for Elections — Amupitan

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2026

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has commenced a zonal readiness assessment of the Commission’s operations in the Southwest as part of efforts to ensure adequate administrative, human, material and infrastructural preparedness for

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2027: INEC Woos Traditional Rulers to Drive Voter Turnout

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2026

….Prevent Election Tension The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has turned to traditional rulers for support in mobilising Nigerians to vote and reducing political tension ahead of the 2027 General Election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, made the appeal on Tuesday during a visit to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba […]

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2027: INEC Chairman Charges Staff to ‘Confront Election Frontally’

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has charged electoral officers and heads of departments in the Southwest to approach the 2027 General Election with greater commitment, discipline and preparedness. Amupitan gave the charge in Lagos while addressing Electoral Officers (EOs), Heads of Department (HODs),

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Where is Professor Amupitan?

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2026

By Garba Shehu I don’t know him, and we never met.I have no reason to wish to meet him, either. When they nominated him as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the nation received the shocking disclosure of his 2020 legal brief to the international community in which he claimed that the […]

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Forensic Probe Exposes Fake X Account Targeting INEC Chairman

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

A comprehensive forensic investigation has revealed that a viral X (formerly Twitter) account falsely attributed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Ojo Amupitan, is fabricated and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, disclosed this in a statement issued

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INEC, Amupitan and Public Trust: The Real Brand Lesson in the X-Account Controversy

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2026

By Nnanke Harry Willie “A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.” — Thomas Fuller There are moments when a scandal is not merely a scandal. It is a mirror. The controversy surrounding the alleged X account linked to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, is one of […]