Emeka Ike Accuses Wike Aide of Exposing His INEC Data in Privacy Row

(Actor Emeka Ike. Photo Credit: Channels Television)

Actor Emeka Ike has slammed Lere Olayinka, media aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, for allegedly exposing his personal data from the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Speaking in an online interview, Ike said he was prepared to take action against the minister's aide.

It will be recalled that Ike lost in the primaries of the House of Representatives seat for the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, under the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC.

Meanwhile, Olayinka recently came under heavy criticism from Nigerians after leaking Ike's voter information through an INEC administrative webpage.

The minister's aide, on social media page on Saturday, wrote that Ike was formerly a registered voter in Imo State before transferring his registration to the FCT on May 15.

He allegedly attached two images to the post, which many believed contained details obtained from INEC's administrative login portal.

Some of the personal information contained in the screenshots included Ike's application number, registration centre, Voter Identification Number, VIN, profile picture, name and date of application.

Reacting to the development, Ike described Olayinka's action as shocking and the height of political rascality.

"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, shows how much impunity we have flying around there and people have access to the things they shouldn't be having access to and that's quite deplorable and I see that as a huge insult and slap on every political party and every Nigerian.

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," he said.

The actor added that he was ready to challenge Olayinka for exposing his private details to the public.

"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. If he has been doing it in the past, this should be the last time he does it," he added.