Breaking: Amupitan at Senate Chamber for screening

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA – THE nominee of President Bola Tinubu, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN, arsenic Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is already astatine the Senate Chamber for the screening exercise.

Amupitan was allowed into the hallowed enclosure aft the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central who moved that Order 12 beryllium acceptable speech to let strangers into the enclosure and helium was seconded by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, PDP, Benue South.

Thereafter, helium came successful astatine 12.50.

Before introducing himself to the Senators for the question and reply league to instrumentality off, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, disclosed to his colleagues that the nominee has been cleared by the bureau of the National Security Adviser, NSA, aft vetting and fingerprinting.

According to Akpabio, the bureau of the Department of State Services, DSS, had besides cleared him.

The President of the Senate besides said that the Office of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, having done fingerprint hunt connected him, helium was cleared and said that helium has nary transgression records with the Police.

Amupitan is astatine the infinitesimal giving the Senators his resume.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had connected Tuesday written to the Senate wherever helium sought the screening and consequent confirmation of Professor Joash Amupitan ( SAN) arsenic caller National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for confirmation.

The President successful a missive which was work by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was seeking for for expeditious information and support by the Senate.

The missive read: “In accordance with the provisions of conception 154 subsection 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 arsenic amended, I americium pleased to contiguous for confirmation by the Senate the assignment of Professor Joash Amupitan, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, arsenic chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“Attached is his program vitae, portion hoping that the Senate volition see and corroborate the assignment of the nominee successful its accustomed expeditious manner.

“Please accept, distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration.”

Senator Akpabio accordingly forwarded the petition to the committee of the full for legislative enactment arsenic soon arsenic practicable.

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