INEC Chairman Amupitan Under Pressure to resign over report on Christian genocide
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INEC Chairman Amupitan Under Pressure to resign over report on Christian genocide
Salman Jawondo (SAN), former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Kwara State, has stated that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, may need to resign if he indeed authored a controversial legal brief in 2020.
In a report Daily Trust on Monday November 10, 2025, Jawondo said the brief, which reportedly described Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen attacks as part of a coordinated anti-Christian campaign, has placed both Amupitan and the federal government in a difficult position. He said the content of the brief contradicts the interests of the administration Amupitan now serves.
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Jawondo emphasized that while Amupitan was not in government at the time, the organization that commissioned the report may have influenced his stance. He argued that resignation would be a more honourable path than removal, given the sensitivity of the matter.
“If it is true that he authored the report, the implication is that his position stands against the very government he is now serving. Therefore, rather than being removed, I think it would be more honourable for him to resign.”
