President Bola Tinubu has officially forwarded a request to the Senate seeking approval for Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) to be appointed as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
At Tuesday’s sitting, Senate President Godswill Akpabio presented the letter from President Tinubu, emphasizing that the nomination complies with Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, as amended.
The correspondence read, “I am privileged to submit for Senate’s confirmation the nomination of Professor Joash Amupitan, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).”
President Tinubu conveyed his trust that the Senate would approach the confirmation process with its usual thoroughness and promptness.
After the letter was read, Senate President Akpabio instructed that the nomination be sent to the Committee of the Whole for immediate examination and deliberation.
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Upon Senate approval, Professor Amupitan will succeed the outgoing INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure has recently ended.