Tinubu Okays Ojo Amupitan As New INEC Chairman

Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Thursday, October 9th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Council of State has approved the information of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central arsenic the caller president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

A property merchandise issued connected Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said 

Tinubu presented Amupitan arsenic the nominee to capable the vacant position, pursuing Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025.

Tinubu told the assembly that Amupitan is the archetypal idiosyncratic from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to inhabit the presumption and is apolitical.

Council members unanimously supported the nomination, with Kogi authorities governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo describing Amupitan arsenic a antheral of integrity.

In compliance with the constitution, Tinubu would present nonstop Amupitan’s sanction to the Senate for screening.

Amupitan, 58, from Ayetoro Gbede section authorities country of Kogi State, is simply a Professor of Law astatine the University of Jos, Plateau. He is besides an alumnus of the university.

He specialises successful Company Law, Law of Evidence, Corporate Governance and Privatisation Law. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria successful September 2014.

Amupitan was calved connected April 25, 1967. After completing superior and secondary education, helium attended Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, from 1982 to 1984, and the University of Jos from 1984 to 1987. He was called to the barroom successful 1988.

He earned an LLM astatine UNIJOS successful 1993 and a PhD successful 2007, amid an world vocation that began successful 1989, pursuing his National Youth Service astatine the Bauchi State Publishing Corporation successful Bauchi from 1988 to 1989.

Currently, helium serves arsenic the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) astatine the University of Jos, a presumption helium holds successful conjunction with being the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University successful Osun State.

Among the world positions helium has held astatine UNIJOS are: Chairman of the Committee of Deans and Directors (2012-2014); Dean of the Faculty of Law (2008-2014); and Head of Public Law (2006-2008).

Outside of academics, Amupitan serves arsenic a committee subordinate of Integrated Dairies Limited successful Vom, a subordinate of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Governing Council, and a subordinate of the Council of Legal Education (2008-2014), among different roles. He was a committee subordinate of Riss Oil Limited, Abuja(1996-2004).

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