{"id":82198,"date":"2023-02-09T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/inec-confirms-liking-tweet-against-peter-obi-to-take-disciplinary-action"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T15:43:02","slug":"inec-confirms-liking-tweet-against-peter-obi-to-take-disciplinary-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/inec-confirms-liking-tweet-against-peter-obi-to-take-disciplinary-action","title":{"rendered":"INEC confirms liking tweet against Peter Obi, to take disciplinary action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has clarified that it does not have preference for any candidate or political party.<\/p>\n

The clarification is coming on the heels of the Commission\u2019s liking of a tweet by Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, calling his counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, an opportunist.<\/p>\n

Sowore had in a tweet called Obi an opportunist who fell in love with President Muhammadu Buhari, who he also described as wicked and incompetent, because of the Naira redesign policy.<\/p>\n

He also said Obi believed the policy would confer undue advantage on his campaign.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, the tweet was liked by the INEC, sparking controversy, with Nigerians questioning the neutrality of the electoral body.<\/p>\n

However, the INEC has come out to make clarification surrounding the controversy. It issued a statement on its Twitter handle on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

It wrote, \u201cThe attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to a post on its Twitter handle, liking a post relating to one of the 18 Presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission is an independent electoral body and does not have preference for any candidate or political party. The Commission assures all Nigerians of its neutrality and will conduct a general election that is free and fair to all. The allegiance of the Commission is to the people of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, the Commission is investigating the circumstances that led to the liking of the said post and will take appropriate disciplinary actions if an infraction is established.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has clarified that it does not have preference for any candidate or political party. 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