The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has defended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, over allegations of partisan bias linked to a controversial social media post.
Speaking on Tuesday during the inauguration of the corporate headquarters of the National Revenue Service in Abuja, Akpabio dismissed claims that a resurfaced tweet suggested political alignment by the INEC chairman, insisting the statement attributed to him was neutral.
“Then they changed and said, okay, let us attack the people going to do the election. And they brought out a tweet where they said, the chairman of INEC said victory is sure. But he didn’t say victory is sure for APC. He did not say victory is sure for PDP. He just said victory is sure,” he said.
Akpabio added that the context of the statement had been misrepresented, noting that the alleged post dated back to a period before the individual assumed office.
“And the man said that it’s manipulated. Nobody wants to hear. But for me, whether it is manipulated or not, he said victory is sure. He was not chairman of INEC. He was just a mere lecturer. Anybody can support anybody who he wishes to,” he stated.