The Senate will screen Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan for confirmation as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today (Thursday).
This was disclosed in a circular issued on Wednesday by the Director of Information for the Senate, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and made available to journalists in Abuja.
However, the development came less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking the speedy confirmation of Amupitan was read on the Senate floor by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
According to the circular, the screening will take place at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex, on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Members of the Senate Press Corps have been requested to provide full media coverage, while television stations are expected to broadcast the event live.
Amupitan’s nomination, endorsed last week by the National Council of State, signals a new chapter for the electoral commission following the exit of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who served as INEC Chairman for ten years.
In his nomination letter, President Tinubu said the appointment was made “in line with Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)” and urged senators to grant it “their usual expeditious consideration.”
The statement read, “The Office of the Secretary, Research and Information wishes to notify members of the press and the general public that the Senate will on Thursday, 16th October, 2025, conduct the screening of the nominee of President Bola Tinubu, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, as INEC Chairman.
“The exercise is scheduled to hold at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex. Members of the Senate Press Corps are kindly requested to provide their usual media coverage and support to ensure adequate dissemination of information to the public. Similarly, television stations are expected to extend the usual courtesies of providing live coverage of the event.”
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