Amupitan To Audit INEC, 2023 Election Logistics

Professor Joash Amupitan stated on Thursday that he plans to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), focusing particularly on the logistics of the 2023 general elections, to identify the commission’s challenges and develop effective solutions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Amupitan disclosed this during his screening at the Committee of Whole by the Senate.

Quoting from a ruling of the Supreme Court, Amupitan said that the use of INEC’s Results Viewing Portal (IREV) was not a part of the results collation system of the Commission.

He however pointed out that this fact was not made known to Nigerians prior to the 2023 general elections.

“A lot of people thought it was part of the results collation system but the Supreme Court said it is not,” he said.

He said that there is a need for an electoral offences commission to help investigate and prosecute electoral offences.

“INEC does not have the capacity for investigation and prosecution at the moment,” he said.

Details shortly…