The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has insisted that there is no sufficient evidence linking a controversial 𝕏 account and its partisan posts to its Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan.

This position was made known on Monday by the INEC Director of Information and Communication Technology , Lawrence Bayode, during an interview with Channels Television.

He added that the commission would not rely on a forensic investigation carried out by a third party to arrive at conclusions regarding the matter.

His comments follow public outrage that has trailed the alleged post of the INEC chairman via the 𝕏 account in question, in which he allegedly expressed support for the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2023 general elections.

“Even though we are seeing that some guys have carried out a forensic investigation on that account, as we speak, there is no verified forensic evidence linking the chairman to the post,” Bayode said.

He, however, assured that the matter would not be swept under the carpet, disclosing that INEC is carrying out investigations and security agencies have also been notified.

“We are taking this further even though we have referred this to security agencies, and as I said, we rely on evidence. We are also going to be engaging a third-party forensic expert to help look at this.

“We are also looking at it in-house. I will not base my judgment on the screenshot; I will not allow that to guide my conclusion.