The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has been forewarned by Bode George, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that Nigerians will no longer tolerate technological difficulties during elections.
George reportedly made the comment on Monday when making an appearance as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today show.
His comments coincide with the nation’s preparations for the general elections of 2027, when there are great hopes for increased electoral process credibility and transparency.
The elder statesman asked the newly appointed INEC chairman to make sure that the errors noted in the general elections of 2023 are not made again.
“Recall that Buhari purchased the required equipment during the previous election as well. What were we doing? “They claimed there was a glitch,” George remarked.
He insisted that the electoral umpire take precautions to avoid any system malfunction and warned Amupitan against what he called deliberate mistakes that damaged the legitimacy of the previous general elections.
“So let’s go backward.” George said, “Mr. Amupitan, there shouldn’t be a glitch in this system.”
Just a month ago, Professor Joash Amupitan, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to promptly account for the ₦55.9 billion that was either missing or diverted from the purchase of smart card readers, ballots, result sheets, and other election materials for the 2019 general elections.
According to SERAP, the most recent annual report released by the Auditor-General on September 9, 2025, details the serious accusations.
Additionally, SERAP asked him to reveal the names of the contractors who allegedly received more than ₦55.9 billion for the purchase of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets, and other election materials for the 2019 general elections, along with information about the directors and shareholders and the contractors’ addresses.
He was urged by SERAP to ensure that the proceeds of corruption are fully recovered and to send these serious breaches of international and constitutional standards to the proper anticorruption agencies for prosecution.
In a letter dated December 6, 2025, and signed by Kolawole Oluwadare, the deputy director of SERAP, the organization stated that if INEC is to protect Nigerians’ right to participate in their own democracy, it must function without corruption.
According to SERAP, Nigerians’ right to participate in free, fair, transparent, and credible elections is directly threatened by claims of corruption in the distribution of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets, and other election materials.
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