The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has denied operating an X account allegedly used to express support for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress during the 2023 general election.

Amupitan also disclosed that the matter had been reported to the Department of State Services and the office of the Inspector-General of Police and an independent report has been obtained over the controversy.

He spoke on Thursday during a dialogue at Chatham House in London, organised in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative, with the theme, “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot.”

Responding to a question on whether an independent investigation had established that he was not behind the account, the INEC chairman said, “We have an independent report and the matter was also reported to the DSS as well as to the IG.”

He insisted that he had never operated an X account, explaining that his attempts to contact the social media platform to address the allegation were unsuccessful because he was not a user.

“I never had an X account. I tried to get in touch with X, but there’s no way if you don’t have an account,” he said.

He added that some civil society organisations had also indicated interest in investigating the allegation.

“I have my Yahoo mail. I check Yahoo mail. It was never my account. And that is the truth,” he said.