Joash Ojo Amupitan, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman was heckled by protesters during a visit to London on Thursday, November 12.
The protesters surrounded a vehicle conveying him outside Chatham House, shouting accusations against him and the electoral commission, which some described as a “criminal organisation”.
The demonstrators, reportedly Nigerian diaspora activists, called for his resignation over allegations of irregularities in the preliminary voters’ register.
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Their complaints reportedly included claims of duplicate entries, the use of artificial intelligence-generated images, and the existence of fake polling units.
The protest took place as Amupitan visited Chatham House, where he was scheduled to participate in a discussion on Nigeria’s electoral process.
The allegations raised by the demonstrators have not been independently established in the information provided.
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