Youths of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are set to protest at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos, Ogun and Jigawa states today under the #AmupitanMustGo campaign.
Balarabe Rufai, the party’s national youth leader, disclosed this in a post on X on Monday, attaching flyers for the Lagos and Ogun protests, both tagged “Operation Occupy INEC”.
According to Rufai, the Lagos protest is scheduled to begin at 8 am at Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), while the Ogun protest will hold at 11 am at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) office in Abeokuta.
As of the time of filing this report, it was not clear whether the protest had commenced at the INEC office in Lagos.
In an earlier post on Thursday, Rufai said ADC youths had staged a protest at the INEC office in Lagos, displaying placards with various inscriptions.
Protest Aims to Demand Accountability and Justice
He said the protest was aimed at demanding adherence to the rule of law, respect for due process, the resignation of Joash Amupitan, and the restoration of the leadership led by Senator David Mark.
“This is a call for accountability, not chaos,” he wrote.
“When institutions fail to act with fairness, citizens have a duty to respond with courage and clarity. The demand is simple: restore integrity or step aside.”
On April 8, key opposition figures in the ADC, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the party’s national chairman, David Mark, and former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, led a similar protest tagged “Occupy INEC” in Abuja.
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Also present were Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election; Rauf Aregbesola, ADC national secretary; Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano; and Dino Melaye, former Kogi senator.
The protests follow INEC’s decision on April 1 to withdraw recognition of ADC factions, citing a March 12 judgment of the court of appeal directing parties to maintain the status quo in the party’s leadership crisis.
ADC protesters have accused INEC of partisanship and are calling for the removal of its chairman, Joash Amupitan.
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