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The claim that INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan welcomed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Lagos airport is FALSE. The person shown in the video is Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, President Tinubu's Special Adviser on Political Affairs, not the INEC chairman. FactCheckAfrica
A POST circulating on social media claims that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, was filmed welcoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the airport.
Claim: INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan was among the dignitaries who welcomed President Tinubu back to the country after his working vacation. Verdict: False Background: A claim circulating on social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter), alleges that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…