ALDRAP official denies authoring petition against INEC chairman

ABUJA — The Administrative Secretary of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), Jesse Williams Amuga, has disowned a missive circulating successful the media purportedly written by the relation to the Senate, calling for the rejection of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan’s information arsenic Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a connection made disposable to journalists, Amuga said helium did not authorise oregon consent to the usage of his sanction successful the petition, which helium described arsenic misleading and unauthorised.

“My attraction has been drawn to a work by immoderate media outlets purportedly requesting the Senate to cull the assignment of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan arsenic INEC Chairman successful a missive written to the Nigerian Senate nether the auspices of ALDRAP signed by me, the Administrative Secretary.

I region myself wholly from this work arsenic I did not consent oregon authorise my sanction to beryllium utilized successful the letter,” Amuga stated.

He explained that portion helium serves arsenic the Administrative Secretary of ALDRAP, the association’s letterhead bearing his sanction and signature could person been utilized by others without his approval.

“My sanction and signature look connected the letterheaded insubstantial and arsenic specified tin beryllium utilized by anyone to nonstop retired letters, and I regret immoderate inconvenience this whitethorn person caused,” helium said.

Amuga urged members of the nationalist to disregard the petition purportedly sent to the Nigerian Senate and attributed to him.

“I impulse the members of the nationalist to disregard the petition to the Nigerian Senate signed by maine (Jesse Williams Amuga) against the assignment of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan and petition that the work beryllium removed immediately,” helium added.

He besides extended his champion wishes to the recently appointed INEC Chairman, Prof. Amupitan, arsenic helium assumes his nationalist responsibility.

“In the aforesaid vein, I privation the recently appointed INEC Chairman bully luck successful the task bestowed connected him,” Amuga said.

The clarification, dated 12 October 2025, was besides copied to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the President of the Senate, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The station ALDRAP authoritative denies authoring petition against INEC chairman appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.