2027 elections: House of Representatives summon INEC Chairman Amupitan

The House of Representatives has invited Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, to make clear the Commission’s degree of preparedness for the 2027 basic elections.

Arriving on the decision on Wednesday was nevertheless, a bit dramatic as joint sponsors of the movement, Abdussamad Dasuki (Deputy Minority Leader) and Mansur Soro (Minority Whip) initially prayed that the INEC boss ought to face the complete House throughout its plenary.

“That the House invite the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to: within the next seven legislative days brief this Honourable House of the Commission’s readiness for the 2027 General Elections, Continuous Voter Registration, PVC management, election logistics, technology deployment (BVAS and IRev), personnel training, electoral security, risk assessment strategies, budget implementation, and insights from the recent Ekiti State Governorship Election,” that they had partly prayed.

However, the prayer was punctured by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu who raised a degree of order, and argued that there was no want for Amupitan to face the complete home, as there existed “a substantive committee with oversight responsibility on the INEC.”

Also responding to Dasuki’s try to justify the prayer, particularly within the face of lingering insecurity, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen presided famous that “no one is objecting the invitation of the INEC chairman. Once this assembly is convened by the committee, anyone who needs to ask any query can achieve this at that assembly.

“We don’t need to play to the gallery. We are all in in agreement that the INEC Chairman should be invited,” and subsequently referred the matter to the House Committee on Electoral Matters, after majority of members voted in approval.

The sponsor within the movement, additionally prayed that the INEC boss ought to “provide a detailed status report regarding the National Election Readiness,” to incorporate the progress of steady voter registration, the standing of PVC manufacturing and distribution, and the readiness of election expertise and logistics.

Others embrace mapping of difficult areas, recruitment and coaching standing of election officers and budgetary appropriations, funds launched, excellent releases and the implications of any funding gaps on implementation timelines.