Senate, on Thursday, confirmed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
He was confirmed after a two-hour screening by the lawmakers in the red chambers of the National Assembly, Abuja.
During the screening, Amupitan answered critical questions from senators regarding elections, administration, policy and Electoral Act among others.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Tuesday written the Senate to confirm Amupitan as new INEC chairman following the expiration of tenure of Prof Mahmood Yakubu.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
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