Amupitan’s Nomination As INEC Chair Based On Integrity, Apolitical Stance — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu, connected Thursday, said his information of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) arsenic the caller Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was based connected the scholar’s integrity, apolitical disposition, and impeccable grounds of service.

Speaking during the gathering of the National Council of State held astatine the State House, Abuja, connected Thursday, Tinubu said Amupitan’s inheritance and estimation align with his administration’s imaginativeness of strengthening nationalist assurance successful Nigeria’s electoral process.

“President Tinubu told the assembly that Amupitan is the archetypal idiosyncratic from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to inhabit the presumption and is apolitical,” the President’s Special Adviser connected Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, quoted him arsenic saying successful a connection afterwards.

The President’s information received unanimous endorsement from members of the Council of State, including serving and erstwhile Nigerian leaders, who described Amupitan arsenic a antheral of proven honesty and competence.

Tinubu said the instrumentality professor’s assignment represents a measurement toward consolidating integrity and transparency successful the behaviour of elections crossed the country.

Kogi State governor, Usman Ododo, commended the nomination, saying Amupitan’s way grounds “reflects a heavy committedness to justice, knowledge, and nationalist service.”

Following the Council’s approval, the President is expected to guardant Amupitan’s sanction to the Senate for screening and confirmation, arsenic required by the Constitution.

Professor Joash Amupitan, 58, hails from Ayetoro Gbede successful Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. He becomes the archetypal Kogi-born nominee for the presumption of INEC Chairman.

A Professor of Law astatine the University of Jos, Plateau State, Amupitan presently serves arsenic the institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration). He is besides the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Osun State.

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, and was called to the Nigerian Bar successful 1988.

Elevated to the fertile of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) successful 2014, Amupitan has distinguished himself successful ineligible assistance and medication implicit much than 3 decades.

He has authored respective respected ineligible texts.

Beyond the classroom, helium has served connected the boards of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, the Council of Legal Education, and Integrated Dairies Limited, Vom. Between 1996 and 2004, helium was besides a Board Member of Riss Oil Limited, Abuja.

Described by colleagues arsenic “a jurist of quiescent influences.”

Once confirmed by the Senate, helium volition go Nigeria’s 15th Chairman of INEC.