Nigeria, April 14 -- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Assembly to investigate an X account allegedly owned by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan.

In a statement on Monday, SERAP asked the lawmakers to exercise their constitutional oversight powers to conduct what it described as a "credible, impartial, transparent and effective" investigation into the allegations and to ensure that they are neither ignored nor covered up.

Mr Amupitan, a professor, has been in the eye of the storm after social media users accused him of making partisan comments in 2023 via an X account.

Although the INEC chairperson has denied owning or operating the...