APC youth condemns UK protest against Amupitan, threatens full force against attacks on Tinubu

Dayo Israel, the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth leader, has condemned the protests against Joash Amupitan, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the attack on President Bola Tinubu’s convoy.

Mr Israel warned in a statement on Saturday that the party’s youth wing will confront citizens attacking the president, his wife, convoy and supporters.

“Any further attack on the president, the First Lady, his convoy, or his supporters will be met with the full force of lawful resistance and the unbreakable resolve of those who believe Nigeria is worth the effort,” Mr Israel warned in a statement.

He recalled that “sponsored” thugs and miscreants allegedly attempted to attack the security officers attached to Mr Tinubu’s convoy after the president observed Jumaa’at at the Shagari Mosque in Abuja.

Mr Israel, who said the thugs also chanted rejection slogans, blamed the opposition for the attack, alleging that they sponsored them.

“The pattern reached a new low in London on Thursday, 12 November 2026. After Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Professor Joash Amupitan addressed a Chatham House event on preparations for the 2027 elections, a small group of Nigerian protesters surrounded his vehicle, shouted insults, and demanded his resignation.

“They labelled INEC a ‘criminal organisation’ and accused him of bias toward President Tinubu and the APC, citing issues in the preliminary voters’ register. Some of those involved were reportedly wearing Peter Obi-branded memorabilia,” the politician said.

On Friday, angry Nigerian protesters in the UK waylaid Joash Amupitan, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), after his appearance at Chatham House on Thursday, calling him a “criminal” who wants to mess up Nigeria’s electoral process.