Senate to screen new INEC chair Amupitan, Thursday

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

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.

The screening follows little than 24 hours aft President Tinubu’s missive requesting Amupitan’s confirmation was work connected the Senate level by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

According to the circular, the workout volition clasp successful the Senate Chamber of the National Assembly Complex successful Abuja.

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 the nominee of President Bola Tinubu, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, arsenic INEC Chairman.

“The workout is scheduled to clasp 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.

“Similarly, tv stations are expected to widen the accustomed courtesies of providing unrecorded sum of the event.”

If confirmed, Amupitan volition win Mahmood Yakubu, who bowed retired arsenic INEC president connected October 7, 2025.

The station Senate to surface caller INEC seat Amupitan, Thursday appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.