President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The ceremony at the State House formalises his appointment, which was confirmed by the Senate last week. Professor Amupitan succeeds Professor Mahmood Yakubu.
During the swearing-in, President Tinubu charged the new INEC chairman to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s elections. The President stated that the electoral process must be beyond reproach, emphasising the need for votes to be free, fair, and credible.
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Professor Amupitan is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a law professor from the University of Jos. During his Senate screening, he pledged to prioritise reforms for transparent elections, aiming to restore public confidence in electoral outcomes.
The fifty-eight-year-old becomes the sixth substantive head of the electoral body. He arrived at the INEC headquarters in Abuja shortly after the ceremony to officially assume his duties.
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