Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, of illegalities.
Atiku made the claim during the party’s national convention held at the Rainbow Event Centre in Abuja.
He alleged that the electoral body was being used to scuttle democracy.
“I will not end these remarks without indicting the chairman of INEC and INEC itself because it is clear, it is obvious, the evidence is there, INEC is being used to scuttle democracy in this country. Now, let the Federal Government know that we fought the military to bring democracy in this country and we are going to fight them to bring democracy in this country.
“Let the chairman know we are not going to let him get away with his illegalities, we will not, and I hope we will have your support and cooperation to make sure we return to true democracy, to true development in all aspects of human endeavour,” Atiku said.
Amupitan has come under fire from the ADC in recent weeks, especially after INEC decided to suspend its recognition of the David Mark leadership of the ADC over a court ruling.
Following the decision, the leadership of the ADC called for the removal of the INEC chairman, accusing him of unfair treatment of the opposition party.
Recent claims alleging that Amupitan made a partisan post on 𝕏 have also increased calls from the ADC for his removal.