Sharia Council demands INEC chairman’s removal, warns Muslims won’t recognise 2027 polls under his leadership due to alleged brief suggesting Christian genocide.
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has renewed its call for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing him as a threat to the credibility of Nigeria’s democratic process.
The Council warned that Muslims would neither recognise nor legitimise any election conducted under Amupitan’s leadership, citing what it described as serious integrity and neutrality concerns.
The President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, Sheikh Bashir Umar, made the position known on Tuesday 27th January, 2026 during the Council’s 2026 Annual Pre-Ramadan Lecture and General Assembly in Abuja, themed “Nigeria’s Future: Faith, Justice, and Leadership.”
