Just in: Council of State approves appointment of Prof. Amupitan as INEC chairman
The National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
This was contained in a statement posted on X by the President’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday
President Bola Tinubu presented Amupitan’s name to the Council during its meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The appointment follows the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who completed his 10-year tenure in October 2025.
Tinubu told the Council that Amupitan, a 58-year-old Professor of Law from Kogi State, is the first person from the North-Central state to be nominated for the position.
Since the President is from the South West and the Vice from the North East, the Senate President and the President pick the Professor from the North Central It’s ok by me. But my only concern is that he should be fertilized, fair and just in the discharge of his duty.