Senate Screens New INEC Chair Amupitan Today

The Senate volition surface Professor Joash Amupitan, President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for the presumption of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, tomorrow, Thursday.

The announcement was contained successful a circular issued connected Wednesday by the Senate’s Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and made disposable to journalists successful Abuja.

Less than 24 hours aft Tinubu’s missive seeking Amupitan’s confirmation was work connected the Senate level by the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio.

According to the circular, the screening volition hap successful the Senate Chamber of the National Assembly Complex.

The connection read, “The Office of the Secretary, Research and Information wishes to notify members of the Press and the wide nationalist that the Senate volition connected Thursday, 16th October 2025, behaviour the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s nominee, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, arsenic INEC Chairman.

“The workout is scheduled astatine the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex. Members of the Senate Press Corps are kindly requested to supply their accustomed media sum and enactment to guarantee capable dissemination of accusation to the public.

“Television stations are expected to widen the accustomed courtesy of providing unrecorded lawsuit coverage.”

Amupitan’s nomination, endorsed past week by the National Council of State, marks a important modulation for the electoral assemblage pursuing Prof. Mahmood Yakubu’s departure aft a decennary arsenic INEC chairman.

In his missive to the Senate, Tinubu said the assignment was made successful enactment with Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and urged lawmakers to assistance it their “usual expeditious consideration.”

“I americium pleased to contiguous for confirmation by the Senate the assignment of Professor Joash Amupitan, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, arsenic Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,” the President said.

Amupitan’s information comes amid renewed statement implicit INEC’s independency and credibility pursuing the 2023 wide elections.

While the presidency described him arsenic “an apolitical fig of impeccable integrity,” absorption parties and civilian nine groups person urged the Senate to guarantee a transparent and rigorous confirmation process.

Thursday’s screening is expected to gully nationwide attention. It could signifier the code of aboriginal electoral reforms and trial the administration’s committedness to credible polls up of 2027.