The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to step down from his position.
The party said its demand became necessary, alleging that the commission’s chairman and commissioners have aligned themselves with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), making them unfit to oversee the 2027 general elections.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Senator David Mark, while reacting to the deregistration of the ADC, stated that the party no longer has confidence in INEC.
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“We demand the immediate resignation or sack of the INEC Chairman, Professor Amupitan, and all the National Commissioners. We no longer have confidence in them. We are convinced that they are incapable of conducting any credible election.
“Let us also make it clear: we are proceeding with our party programmes, because there is nothing under the law that makes INEC’s attendance, a mandatory requirement. We have duly served INEC notice, and we will proceed accordingly.
“We also call on the international community to take note of INEC’s actions of April 1st, and of the restraint we are exercising today. We urge them to recognise the clear threat to Nigeria’s democracy and stability, and to hold accountable those who are undermining the integrity of the electoral process.
“We call on Nigerians to defend our democracy. This is a defining moment. Stand firm. Speak out. Participate. Resist any attempt to impose a one-party state on Nigeria. Nigeria belongs to all of us, and together, we must protect it.”
