Senate to Screen New INEC Chairman Amupitan Today

Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan will be screened by the Senate today (Thursday) for the role of Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman. Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, the Senate’s director of information, made the statement in a circular that was distributed to reporters in Abuja on Wednesday. The development occurs just twenty-four hours after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read President Bola Tinubu’s letter requesting Amupitan’s prompt confirmation on the Senate floor. Part of the circular stated: “The Office of the Secretary, Research and Information would like to inform the public and press that…