INEC Chairman: Algorithms Will Not Decide Nigeria’s 2027 Elections The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has declared that artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms will not determine the outcome of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, insisting that the sovereign will of the electorate must remain the ultimate authority in
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has intensified engagements with global technology and electoral organisations as part of efforts to strengthen the use of emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity in Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 General Election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, held strategic partnership meetings with senior officials
INEC to Deploy 1.4 Million Ad Hoc Staff for 2027 Elections, Says Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy approximately 1.4 million ad hoc personnel across more than 176,000 polling units nationwide for the 2027 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, believes that the commission can’t be genuinely independent unless it has financial autonomy. Amupitan made the assertion on Thursday while speaking on reforms needed to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections. He argued that an electoral commission dependent on the executive