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President Bola Tinubu, connected Thursday, unveiled Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) arsenic his nominee for the presumption of president of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), succeeding Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure ends adjacent month.
However, Prof. Yakubu resigned his presumption earlier this week to guarantee a seamless transition.
Hereunder are 8 cardinal things to cognize astir the caller electoral umpire boss:
1. First Kogi-born INEC Chairman:
Professor Joash Amupitan is the archetypal idiosyncratic from Kogi State, and so the full North-Central to beryllium nominated for the apical electoral job. He hails from Ayetoro Gbede successful Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
2. A Professor of Law:
Amupitan is simply a Professor of Law astatine the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, wherever helium presently serves arsenic the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration). He is besides the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University successful Osun State.
3. A Distinguished Academic and Legal Scholar:
He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees successful Law from the University of Jos aft earlier studies astatine the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. Called to the Nigerian Bar successful 1988, Amupitan has built a robust vocation spanning implicit 3 decades.
4. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN):
In 2014, Amupitan earned the prestigious fertile of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), joining the elite people of ineligible luminaries recognised for excellence and favoritism successful the ineligible profession.
5. Author of Legal Texts:
He has published respective authoritative works, including:
Corporate Governance: Models and Principles (2008)
Documentary Evidence successful Nigeria (2008)
Evidence Law: Theory and Practice successful Nigeria (2013)
Principles of Company Law (2013)
6. Administrative and Boardroom Experience:
Beyond academia, Amupitan has served connected respective boards, including:
Integrated Dairies Limited, Vom, Plateau State: Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS); Council of Legal Education, and helium was besides a Board Member of Riss Oil Limited, Abuja, from 1996 to 2004.
7. Integrity and Apolitical Reputation:
According to President Tinubu, Amupitan’s information was based connected his “apolitical stance, integrity, and impeccable grounds of service.” Council of State members besides unanimously endorsed his nomination, describing him arsenic a antheral of proven honesty and nationalist commitment.
8. Family and Personal Life:
The 58-year-old Lawyer is joined with four children.
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