Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu has reacted to what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu told members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN about the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC during a meeting at the Villa.
The reaction of Prof Chidi Odinkalu was contained in a post that he shared on his official X handle on July 28, 2026.
This is coming after THE NATION reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a meeting with the bishops and told them that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is neutral.
Here is what Tinubu said;
“INEC is neutral. The opportunities are equal. They have never intimidated anyone. If political opponents are crying wolf, maybe they are afraid of their own shadows and uncertainty in the companies they keep, not me”.
However, Chidi Odinkalu has now shared his thoughts after the report surfaced online. In a statement that he shared on his official X handle, he said the statement that was made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is cynical.
Here is what Chidi Odinkalu wrote on his official X handle;
“First, he says all is fair in politics and he claims INEC is neutral; it has never intimidated anybody. It is dreadfully cynical”.