‎AMUPITAN ASSUMES DUTY AS NEW INEC CHAIRMAN

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Joash Amupitan as the
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). 
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Amupitan’s swearing in by the President came a week after the
Senate confirmed his appointment following a screening session on
October 16.
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President Tinubu charged the professor of Law to protect the integrity
of Nigeria’s elections and electoral process as well as strengthen the
institutional capacity of INEC.
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‎Meanwhile, Amupitan has assumed office at the commission’s
headquarters in Abuja.
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‎Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m on Thursday in the company of
the Acting Chairman, May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners
and the secretary to the commission, shortly after he was sworn-in at
the presidential villa.