Nigerians in London demand electoral chief Amupitan’s resignation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigerian protesters surrounded the vehicle of electoral commission chairman Joash Amupitan in London and demanded his resignation. They accused him of alleged irregularities in the voter register ahead of the 2027 general elections, reports Punch.
Nigerian protesters demanded the resignation of Joash Amupitan, chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in London on Thursday 12 November, accusing him of irregularities in the provisional voter register ahead of the 2027 general elections. The protesters surrounded the vehicle carrying Amupitan outside Chatham House, where he was due to take part in a discussion on preparations for the election.
The protesters cited multiple registrations, photographs generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence and polling stations deemed suspicious. INEC had acknowledged irregularities in the registration process and announced investigations, according to Punch.
On 9 November, Amupitan announced the removal of 1,608,660 invalid registrations from the voter register, in addition to 873 registrations concerning deceased people, for a total of 1,609,553 removals. INEC had also identified 54 people in 10 states as potentially involved in irregularities, with disciplinary measures and possible legal proceedings, reports Punch.
The protest follows the removal of 1.61 million invalid registrations from Nigeria’s voter register, announced on 9 November 2026, and the removal of AI-generated photographs from the voter register, announced on 11 November.
