{
  "id": 19962724,
  "title": "‘Why are you meeting APC chairman on official duty?’ — VeryDarkMan slams Amupitan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/why-are-you-meeting-apc-chairman-on-official-duty-verydarkman-slams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:16:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/14/why-are-you-meeting-apc-chairman-on-official-duty-verydarkman-slams-amupitan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "VeryDarkMan has criticized INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, for meeting with the United Kingdom chapter chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Tunde Doherty, during an official engagement abroad. The controversy arose after reports surfaced that Amupitan was seen wearing an APC-branded cap during his visit to the UK. However, VeryDarkMan clarified that he did not observe Amupitan donning the cap, emphasizing that it was Doherty who was wearing the headwear in the video. Despite this, VeryDarkMan questioned the rationale behind the electoral commission chairman's meeting with a high-ranking official from the ruling party while on official duty. He argued that such an association could raise doubts about the impartiality of the commission and acknowledged that the public's concerns were valid, extending beyond whether Amupitan wore the party cap or not. VeryDarkMan asked, \"Why are you meeting APC chairman on official duty?\"",
  "summary": "Social media activist VeryDarkMan has slammed INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, over his meeting with the United Kingdom chapter chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tunde Doherty, during an official engagement abroad. VeryDarkMan spoke amid criticism of Amupitan after reports circulated that the electoral chief had worn an APC-branded cap during his UK visit. […] ‘Why are you…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}