Photo: INECThe Independent National Electoral Commission has denied allegations that it copied a recent press statement from Dada Olusegun, a Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on New Media. However, on Sunday, Peoples Gazette reported that Olusegun had posted a similar or identical statement hours before INEC’s publication. “An X user, #Mrfestusogun, said, ‘Dada Olusegun posted an INEC press statement 23 hours before INEC even posted it.’”“Another user, #adeyanjudeji, wrote that ‘the president’s SA on media is the one helping the INEC chairman to debunk allegations of partisanship,’” the report stated. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Sunday, INEC clarified that it did not copy the statement from any third party. Recent INEC activities include the derecognition of ADC leadership, which sparked criticism from opposition parties and calls for the resignation of Amupitan.

Source: Punch April 12, 2026 13:34 UTC