The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has renewed its demand for the immediate removal of the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, over his alleged authorship of a legal brief submitted to the United States claiming Christian genocide in Nigeria.
In a statement issued on Monday, November 24, 2025, the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, expressed surprise that neither Professor Amupitan nor the Federal Government has denied the allegation three weeks after it became public.
“It will be recalled that in our press statement of 10th November, 2025, we demanded the removal of the newly appointed INEC boss, Professor Joash Amupitan, who was accused of writing the legal brief to the United States on Christian genocide in Nigeria,” Akintola said.
He noted that the call had earlier been made by the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN), the Da’wah Coordination Council of Nigeria (DCCN), Voice of Liberty Nigeria, Concerned Citizens for Peace, Justice, and Democratic Integrity, and several other groups.
“To the best of our knowledge, the new INEC boss has not denied authorship of the false, controversial, divisive and mischievous legal brief to America. Neither has the Federal Government. Yet the latter has maintained a curious silence on this very sensitive matter,” the statement read.
Professor Akintola questioned whether the government was waiting for the issue to be overshadowed by other national matters or if Professor Amupitan was being treated as a “sacred cow.”
MURIC warned that allowing the INEC chairman to remain in office despite the allegation could undermine public confidence in the electoral body.
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