2027: INEC has no preferred candidate, Amupitan reassures Editors Guild

… Reiterates hard stance on vote buying, campaign hate speech
…Raises fresh concerns over operational perfection
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has stated that the commission has no preferred candidate in next year’s general election.
Amupitan gave the assurance in his remarks at the strategic workshop for Editors organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), in Abuja on Monday.
Updating the Editors on the build-up to the 2027 general elections, the electoral umpire boss reiterated the commission’s hard stance against vote buying and campaign hate speech, even as he raised fresh concerns about op...