Senate begins screening of INEC chairman-nominee Joash Amupitan

Senate begins screening of INEC chairman-nominee Joash Amupitan

 The senate has commenced the screening of Joash Amupitan as
the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

 

Amupitan, a professor of law, walked into the upper
legislative chamber at about 12:50pm alongside Ahmed Ododo, the Kogi state
governor, and his family members.

 

He was led by Abubakar Lado, the presidential aide on
national assembly matters (senate).

 

Lawmakers are currently grilling Amupitan on his plans for
the electoral commission.

 

 

Amupitan began by reeling out his resume which had earlier
been distributed to senators.

 

He informed the senate that he is currently the deputy vice
chancellor of the University of Jos after spending six years as the dean of
law.

 

 

He stated that he is the first professor of law from Kogi
state and served as the pro-chancellor of the Joseph Ayo Babalola University.

 

 

On October 9, the council of state unanimously approved the
nomination of Amupitan as the next chairman of INEC following the exit of
Mahmood Yakubu.

 

On October 14, President Bola Tinubu formally requested the
senate to confirm Amupitan.

Source: Senate begins screening of INEC chairman-nominee Joash Amupitan

 - NigerianEye
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