Activist Aisha Yesufu has spoken out against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after it made a statement about a fake X account that was supposedly linked to its chairman, Joash Amupitan.
Yesufu said on her verified X account on Tuesday that the news makes her worried about the credibility of the electoral body before future elections.
“This more than anything else shows that Joash Amupitan’s INEC cannot be trusted to run a fair, free, and honest election. “By this desperation to deny something that is so clear, Amupitan has made himself a tool to be used,” she wrote.
It was said that her comments come at a time when there is still a lot of public debate about INEC’s explanation of the fake social media account that was supposedly set up by its chairman.
Remember that INEC put out a statement on Monday saying that a fake X account was used in a coordinated effort to frame Amupitan. They said that a forensic investigation found no connection between him and the viral posts that were linked to his name.
The commission said that the investigation, which was backed by independent cybersecurity experts, found that the account @joashamupitan and the controversial post “Victory is sure” were the result of digital manipulation and impersonation.
