INEC Chairman Under F!re As VeryDarkMan Reacts To London Meeting With APC Leader

Social media critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has criticised the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, over his meeting with the United Kingdom Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Doherty, during his visit to London.

VeryDarkMan reacted to reports suggesting that Amupitan wore an APC-branded cap during the visit, saying he carefully watched the video of the encounter but did not see the INEC chairman wearing the party’s cap.

According to the social media critic, it was Doherty, rather than Amupitan, who wore the APC-branded cap.

He, however, questioned the decision of the electoral commission’s chairman to meet with a chieftain of the ruling party while on an official assignment.

VeryDarkMan warned that such an encounter could create doubts about INEC’s impartiality and undermine public confidence in the commission ahead of the 2027 general elections.

He maintained that the controversy was not primarily about who wore the APC cap but whether the chairman’s conduct could affect perceptions of the electoral body’s neutrality.

The development comes after Nigerians living in the United Kingdom staged a protest against Amupitan on Thursday during his visit to Chatham House in London.

The protesters, reportedly members of the Nigerian diaspora, gathered around the vehicle conveying the INEC chairman outside the venue, chanting slogans and making allegations against him and the electoral commission.

They also demanded Amupitan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the preliminary voter register, with some demonstrators describing the electoral body as a “criminal organisation.”

According to Bush Radio Academy, the controversy has intensified public scrutiny of INEC’s leadership and renewed discussions about the commission’s independence and credibility ahead of the 2027 elections.