‘Liar, you’re pushing agenda to end ADC’s 2027 chances’ — Okonkwo blasts INEC chairman

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, of making misleading claims implicit the party’s planned congresses and convention.

Okonkwo, reacting via his X grip connected Friday, described Amupitan arsenic “a liar,” alleging that his remarks were aimed astatine discouraging the ADC from proceeding with its interior processes up of the 2027 elections.

He was responding to comments by the INEC president connected Arise News, wherever Amupitan warned that the ADC risks a concern akin to past electoral crises successful Zamfara and Rivers States if it proceeds with its congresses without complying with tribunal orders.

Recall that INEC had said it removed the names of erstwhile Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola from its authoritative portal arsenic National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC, respectively.

INEC further disclosed that it has suspended designation of each factions wrong the enactment and volition not show immoderate conventions oregon congresses organised by the rival groups pending the last determinatio...