Fatimah Otunsanya
President Bola Tinubu will today’s afternoon swear in Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The ceremony is scheduled to hold at 12:00 noon at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, officials familiar with the President’s programme told the newsmen .
Today’s ceremony is expected to be attended by key members of the Federal Executive Council, the leadership of the National Assembly, legal luminaries, civil society stakeholders, and senior officials of INEC.
Meanwhile, Amupitan will also hold his first official meeting with directors of the commission today
This is according to a notice issued on Wednesday by INEC’s Deputy Director of Publicity, Wilfred Ifogah, on behalf of the Director of Voter Education and Publicity.
According to the notice, the meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. in the INEC Conference Hall in its headquarters.
“In view of the above, members of the INEC Press Corps are invited to cover the opening ceremony of the event,” the notice said.
Tinubu had explained that Amupitan was picked based on his apolitical stance, integrity and impeccable record of service.
“President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to occupy the position and is apolitical,” a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, quoted him as saying.