Emeka Ike threatens legal action against Wike’s aide

Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has vowed to take legal action against Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the alleged exposure of his personal voter information obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.

The controversy erupted on Saturday after Olayinka shared screenshots on his X handle that appeared to contain Ike’s voter details, triggering public concern over possible breaches of data privacy and the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral system.

According to Ike, there should be stricter safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to citizens’ personal information.

Ike, who contested the House of Representatives seat for the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency under the Nigerian Democratic Congress, said he was prepared to challenge Olayinka over the alleged breach.

“It’s quite shocking, extreme, and it is the height of political rascality for a government officer to access a citizen’s information from the INEC cyber. It tells you a lot; it shows how much impunity we have flying around, and people have access to things they shouldn’t be having access to, and that’s quite deplorable,” Ike said in an interview.

“He is telling every Nigerian that whoever you are, I can pull your information from anywhere and I can do what I want, and that rascality needs to be stopped.

“Actions are ready, I’m ready to take him on. He has no right to exploit my privacy and insult Nigerians the way he did,” he declared.