June 2, 2026
Actor and politician Emeka Ike has threatened legal action against Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the alleged exposure of his personal voter information obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.
Olayinka had recently come under criticism after sharing details said to be extracted from an INEC administrative webpage, which reportedly contained Ike’s voter registration information. The screenshots posted on X on May 30 included sensitive data such as his voter identification number, registration centre, application details, profile picture and registration history.
Reacting during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, Ike described the publication of his personal details as “shocking” and an abuse of office.
“It’s quite shocking, extreme and it is the height of political rascality for government officer to access a citizen’s information from the INEC cyber. It tells you a lot, shows how much impunity we have flying around there and people have access to the things they shouldn’t be having access to and that’s quite deplorable and I see that as a huge insult and slap on every political party and every Nigerian.
