INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS STATEMENT RE: ALLEGED MISUSE OF AUTHORISED ACCESS CREDENTIALS AND UNAUTHORISED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FROM THE COMMISSION’S CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION (CVR) DATABASE The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to allegations currently circulating on social media and in some sections of the media regarding the alleged unauthorised access to the Commission's Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database and the subsequent publication of information on a candidate in the recent primaries of a political party in the Federal Capital Territory. The Commission takes this allegation seriously and has immediately commenced a thorough investigation to establish the facts surrounding the incident. As part of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide, authorised INEC Registration Officers were granted controlled access to specific components of the CVR system to enable them register new applicants, process requests for transfer of registration and update voter records where necessary. Such access is restricted to official duties only and is withdrawn at the conclusion of the exercise. The audit trail from the preliminary investigation has enabled the Commission to identify the user account through which the information was accessed. Accordingly, relevant personnel have been questioned, and all units connected with the incident are cooperating fully with the investigation. The Commission is also examining all technical, administrative and operational factors associated with the matter in order to establish individual responsibility and determine the circumstances surrounding the use of those credentials and identify any breach of internal access-control protocols before taking appropriate action against anyone involved. Preliminary findings from the Commission's audit trail so far, however, indicate that there was no external breach of the CVR database, no hacking incident, and no unauthorised external access to the Commission's ICT infrastructure. Rather, the information in question was accessed through valid user credentials assigned to personnel participating in the ongoing CVR exercise but released without authority. The incident under investigation relates to the retrieval of a specific voter record and does not indicate any compromise of the Commission's broader voter registration infrastructure or the personal data of over 90 million registered voters. The Commission wishes to state categorically that it takes the security, confidentiality and integrity of voter data with the utmost seriousness and remains committed to transparency, institutional integrity, and the protection of voters' personal information. Furthermore, the Department of State Services (DSS), on its own accord, has commenced an independent investigation into the matter. The Commission will continue to cooperate fully with all relevant security agencies and will not hesitate to refer any person found culpable for appropriate legal action. Members of the public and the media are therefore urged to disregard unfounded speculations while investigations remain ongoing. The Commission will continue to keep the public informed of its final findings and any measures taken in response to the incident in due course. Mohammed Kudu Haruna National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) 2nd June, 2026

A Nigerian engineer once told me something I haven’t stopped thinking about. He said, “The day I got my offer letter from Amsterdam, my colleague reported me to HR.” I asked him why. He said, “Because I was about to earn in one month what he’d earned in three years.” Then he said, “And the worst part? I understood him.”

He didn't say, 'Victory is sure for APC or PDP'; He just said, 'Victory is sure.' — Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, reacts to the pro-APC X post allegedly linked to INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan.

"Grok can hallucinate just like any modern Artificial Intelligence." INEC ICT Director, Lawrence Bayode, responds to claims by X’s AI tool over an X account allegedly linked to INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan. #CTVMorningBrief

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“Digital impersonators used Joash Amupitan’s actual email and phone numbers to create that twitter account, because they are publicly available. It doesn’t belong to him.” — INEC ICT Director, Lawrence Bayode

PRESS STATEMENT INEC CHAIRMAN HAS NO ACCOUNT ON X, DISREGARD PARTISAN FABRICATIONS The attention of the Office of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been drawn to a malicious and coordinated campaign of calumny circulating on social media. The false claim alleges that the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has, in the past, endorsed a partisan post on the platform X (formerly Twitter). The Commission wishes to state categorically that this allegation is entirely baseless, a total fabrication, and a figment of the imagination of its purveyors. For the avoidance of doubt, the INEC Chairman does not own or operate any personal account on X. He has at no time engaged in partisan commentary, nor has he ever associated himself with any political leaning or activity in his private or public capacity. This contrived X post is a desperate attempt to impugn the integrity and neutrality of the Chairman at a critical period when the Commission is focused on significant electoral reforms and preparations for upcoming polls. It is a needless distraction designed to stir public distrust in the electoral umpire. Beyond this partisan mischief, the Commission is aware that cybercriminals have been on the prowl, utilising fake social media accounts in the Chairman’s name to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. We wish to place it on record that several of such fraudulent accounts had been identified and reported to security agencies in the past. This latest fabrication is merely a continuation of a criminal pattern aimed at exploiting the Commission’s profile for illicit gains. The Commission will not fold its arms while the character of its leadership is being assassinated by digital imposters and mischief-makers. We wish to notify the public that we are working in close collaboration with relevant security agencies and cyber-intelligence units to track and identify the individuals or groups behind this identity theft and misinformation. Let it be clearly understood that the Commission will ensure that these imposters face the full wrath of the law. Identity theft and the dissemination of deepfake or forged social media interactions are criminal offenses under the Cybercrimes Act. Those responsible for this mischief will be tracked and prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others who believe the digital space is a safe haven for criminality. The general public is hereby urged to disregard this falsehood in its entirety. We will continue to disseminate official information regarding the Commission and the Chairman’s activities only through our verified institutional channels and formal press statements. The Commission remains undeterred and fully committed to its mandate of delivering free, fair, and credible elections for all Nigerians. E-Signed: Adedayo Oketola Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman Abuja, Nigeria. 10th April, 2026

This man took his car to the self serve car wash to wash his car. A man approached him and offered to wash his car for him for $20 since he used to be a professional washer at a dealer. The man talks him down to about $10 and he agrees to do so. The man wasn’t sure about his method of cleaning, would you pay him $10 to clean your car like this?

INTERNET NEVER FORGET In this video recorded in 2010, Baba Obasanjo said there is nothing wrong if Nigeria become a one party state. He was boosting on the fact that his party was controlling 28 States out of the 36 States in Nigeria. He claimed that the result was the will of the people as PDP dominated Nigerian back then. COPIED!!!

Please share and save this video......Stop Argu!ng with APC úrch!nz, just send them this video instead. APC must go!!!

You’re praying kingdom come but you’re voting wicked people! - Apostle Emmanuel Iren

Peter Obi’s point is not that Abacha was good. It is that the people who told us Abacha was bad are now doing what Abacha did.