President Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm Professor Joash Amupitan as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter of request on Tuesday during plenary alongside other communications to the Senate from the President for approval of appointments. According to the President, the request is in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
Akpabio accordingly forwarded the request to the committee of the whole for legislative action as soon as practicable.
In another request through a different letter, Tinubu sought confirmation of the Senate for the appointments of Mrs Ayo Omidiran as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission and 28 others as Federal Commissioners, one of whom is Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi from Kwara State.
Recall that the National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Amupitan as the new INEC chairman. The President also presented Amupitan’s name to the Council during its meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The appointment follows the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who completed his 10-year tenure in October 2025.