INEC denies investigating Tinubu over US court case

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied investigating the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his forfeiture case in the US.

INEC in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye on Saturday, said the claims were fake.

The electoral body said the statement released with its logo which had gone viral didn’t emanate from it.

“A press release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending online since yesterday, Friday, 11th November, 2022. It claims that the Commission has commenced investigation into a case of criminal forfeiture against one of the presidential candidates in the forthcoming general election and is liaising with a court in the United States of America in pursuit of same to determine possible violation of our guidelines or the Electoral Act 2022.

“We wish to state categorically that the said press release did not emanate from the Commission nor is it pursuing the purported course of action. It is the handiwork of mischief makers and utterly fake.

“Press releases from the Commission are uploaded to the INEC Press Corps platform and simultaneously disseminated through our website and official social media handles.

“The public is advised to ignore the Press Release,” the statement read.