The alleged exposure of the personal data of an actor, Emeka Ike, from the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission, through a staff of the commission, has exposed the rot in the electoral umpire, which its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan must cleanse to protect the sanctity and integrity of the 2027 general election, Ejiofor Alike reports
The recent development at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed fears among many Nigerians that the commission, as inherited by its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, is stinking.
INEC, as presently constituted, is believed to be largely populated by associates of politicians and compromised staff, who have built notoriety over the years in the manipulation of results of elections.
Some of the commission’s members of staff allegedly see every election season as a period of bumper harvest when they offer their services for handsome financial rewards to unscrupulous politicians seeking to rig elections and subvert the will of the people.
It is this rot that Amupitan inherited in October 2025 when he replaced Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as the chairman of the commission.
