President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, formally wrote to the Senate, seeking the screening and confirmation of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Tinubu’s request, contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary, followed last Thursday’s endorsement of Amupitan’s nomination by the Council of State.
The President enjoined the lawmakers to give the new INEC chairman’s appointment their “usual expeditious consideration.”
He said the new INEC chairman’s nomination was made in line with Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
“I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,” the letter read.
Tinubu also attached the nominee’s curriculum vitae for review, extending his highest regards to the Senate President.
Responding, the Senate President referred Amupitan’s nomination to the Committee of the Whole for consideration “as soon as practicable.”
Also, President Tinubu, in a separate letter, sought Senate confirmation for the appointment of Mrs. Ayo Omidiran as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission and 28 others as Federal Commissioners.
Among the commissioners is Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi from Kwara State.
