INEC Chair: Senate Begins Screening Process for Prof. Joash Amupitan

The Senate has announced plans to screen Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The announcement was contained in a circular by the Director of Information for the Senate, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.

The development comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking the speedy confirmation of Amupitan was read on the Senate floor by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.