PFN Rejects Calls for INEC Chairman’s Removal Over ‘Christian Genocide’ Comments
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 31/01/2026
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has rejected calls for the removal of Joash Amupitan, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, over his comments on alleged Christian genocide in the country. The demand for Amupitan’s resignation or dismissal came from the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), whose president, Bashir Umar, accused Amupitan of divisive propaganda and questioned his impartiality during the council’s 2026 annual pre-Ramadan lecture in Abuja on Tuesday. Umar said Amupitan’s position, stemming from his earlier legal brief or statements (…)
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