National Council of State don gree make Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) take over as di new INEC Chairman.
Di announcement come from President Tinubu aide, Bayo Onanuga, wey post am for X on Thursday.
President Bola Tinubu present Amupitan name give Council during dem meeting for Presidential Villa, Abuja. Di appointment come after Professor Mahmood Yakubu complete im 10-year tenure as INEC boss this October 2025.
Tinubu talk say Amupitan, wey be 58-year-old Professor of Law from Kogi State, na di first person from North-Central wey go head INEC since di agency start.
All Council members support di nomination. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State hail di move, call Amupitan “man of integrity.”
As e be now, Tinubu go send Amupitan name go Senate make dem screen and confirm am, as constitution take talk.
Amupitan, born April 25, 1967, for Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu LGA, Kogi State, na Professor of Law for University of Josand di current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) for di school.
 as new INEC Chairman after Tinubu present im name. Amupitan from Kogi go replace Mahmood Yakubu wey don finish im 10-year tenure.){kind=link}