The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has renewed its call for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, ahead of the 2027 general elections. It further 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. “This is not the first time the Council is taking this position,” Umar said. “For an umpire in a democratic process, integrity and neutrality are non-negotiable,” Umar stated. The SCSN further rejected narratives of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, warning that such claims fuel division and threaten national cohesion.