The Senate is set to screen Professor Joash Amupitan, President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday.
This was disclosed in a circular released on Wednesday by the Senate’s Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and made available to journalists in Abuja.
The development comes less than 24 hours after President Tinubu’s letter requesting Amupitan’s confirmation was read on the Senate floor by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
According to the circular, the screening exercise will take place at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
The circular read in part: “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, October 16, 2025, conduct the screening of the nominee of President Bola Ahmed 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 to ensure adequate dissemination of information to the public.
“Similarly, television stations are expected to extend their usual courtesies by providing live coverage of the event.”
If confirmed, Professor Amupitan will succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who officially concluded his tenure as INEC Chairman on October 7, 2025.
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