President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The appointment, which was confirmed by the National Council of State on Thursday, follows the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu from the nation’s electoral body.
A statement issued by Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga described Amupitan’s nomination as historic, being the first time a native of Kogi State will head Nigeria’s election management agency.
Amupitan, who hails from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, currently serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at the University of Jos. He joined the institution in 1989 as an Assistant Lecturer, rising to the rank of Professor of Law in 2008.
A product of the University of Jos, where he earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees in Law, Amupitan was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988. His areas of specialization include Corporate Law, Law of Evidence, Corporate Governance, and Privatisation Law.
Conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2014, the legal scholar has also served as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Chairman of the Committee of Deans and Directors at UNIJOS.
Until his nomination, he was the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Osun State.
Professor Amupitan is married to Dr. (Mrs.) Yemisi Amupitan, and they are blessed with four children.
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