Activist Mahdi Shehu has called for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleging bias and misconduct.
He made the demand in a post on X on Monday, accusing the electoral chief of actions he said were damaging public trust.
Shehu described the situation surrounding the commission’s leadership as serious and warned that continued silence could deepen the crisis.
According to him, “Either BAT and Amupitan do not understand the gravity of the situation surrounding the INEC chairman’s current scandal, or they are testing the patience of Nigerians.”
He also criticised what he called President Bola Tinubu’s silence on the growing calls for the chairman’s removal.
“BAT has decided to remain silent and mute on the genuine calls for the INEC chairman to resign in the overriding interest of democracy,” he said.
The activist further alleged that the INEC chairman had been linked to controversial social media activity, including disputes over certain X accounts.
He claimed the chairman’s defence, including denial of ownership and claims of impersonation, lacked credibility.
“INEC chairman may deploy all the tactics at his disposal but resign he will because there is no option to that. If Tinubu refuses to sack INEC chairman, he will lose more than INEC which may not be his wish,” he added.
“He who goes to equity must go with clean hands,” Shehu wrote, warning that both the chairman and the president risk political consequences as public anger grows.
