Nigeria opposition presidential candidate Peter Obi renews allegations that the chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, worked for Obi’s political opposition during the 2023 general election. Obi raises the claim in interviews with ARISE Television and ARISE News.
Obi says the conduct of the electoral process favored his opponents, though neither outlet provides additional evidence or details in the excerpts beyond his assertion. The reports frame the allegation as part of Obi’s broader criticism of the 2023 election process and of INEC’s role. Both sources describe the claim similarly and attribute it to the same statements by Obi, without reporting any direct response from Yakubu or INEC in the provided text.
