Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan has arrived at the Senate for screening and confirmation of his appointment as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The development comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking the speedy confirmation of Amupitan was read on the Senate floor by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
According to the circular, the screening will be held at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex.
It would be recalled that last week’s meeting of the Council of State approved and ratified Amupitan’s nomination following the exit of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu after a decade at the helm of INEC.
Tinubu told the Senate that the appointment was made “in line with Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)” and urged lawmakers to grant it their “usual expeditious consideration.”
“I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,” the President wrote.
Tinubu said Amupitan is “an apolitical figure of impeccable integrity,” while opposition parties and civil society groups have urged the Senate to ensure a transparent and rigorous confirmation process.
