THE SENATE WILL ON THURSDAY SCREEN PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NOMINEE, PROFESSOR JOASH AMUPITAN, FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC).
THE SCREENING FOLLOWS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT TINUBU’S LETTER REQUESTING AMUPITAN’S CONFIRMATION WAS READ ON THE SENATE FLOOR BY SENATE PRESIDENT GODSWILL AKPABIO.
ACCORDING TO A CIRCULAR BY THE SENATE’S DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION, BULLAH AUDU BI-ALLAH, THE EXERCISE WILL HOLD IN THE SENATE CHAMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX IN ABUJA.
EARLIER, THE FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE LABOR PARTY IN THE 2023, PETER OBI APPEALED TO THE SENATE TO DO A THOROUGH JOB IN SCREENING AMUPITAN.
IF CONFIRMED, AMUPITAN WILL SUCCEED MAHMOOD YAKUBU, WHO BOWED OUT AS INEC CHAIRMAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2025.
