INEC Chairman Criticized for Meeting APC UK Leader

Social media critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has criticized Prof Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for meeting Tunde Doherty, the United Kingdom chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during Amupitan's visit to London. VeryDarkMan noted that while there were claims that Amupitan wore an APC-branded cap, he did not see evidence of this in the video, stating that it was Doherty who wore the cap.

He raised concerns about the appropriateness of the INEC chairman meeting a ruling party chieftain during an official assignment, suggesting it could undermine the commission's neutrality ahead of the 2027 elections. This incident follows protests by Nigerians in the UK, who surrounded Amupitan's vehicle outside Chatham House, accusing him and the electoral body of being a "criminal organisation" and calling for his resignation over alleged irregularities in the preliminary voter register.