The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), is expected to hold his first official meeting with INEC directors today (Thursday) in Abuja.
According to a notice issued on Wednesday by Wilfred Ifogah, Deputy Director of Publicity on behalf of the Director of Voter Education and Publicity, the meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. in the INEC Conference Hall.
The notice reads, “The honourable chairman of the commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, will be meeting with directors as follows, date: Thursday, 23rd October, 2025, time: 1:30pm, venue: Conference Hall, INEC Headquarters, Abuja. In view of the above, members of the INEC Press Corps are invited to cover the opening ceremony of the event.”
Naijaonpoint understands that Amupitan’s maiden meeting will come shortly after his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The swearing-in formally ushers in Amupitan as INEC’s substantive chairman, replacing Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure ended earlier this month.
Amupitan, a 58-year-old Professor of Law at the University of Jos, was confirmed by the Senate last Thursday through a voice vote presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
His confirmation followed a rigorous screening process during which he fielded a range of questions from lawmakers on Nigeria’s electoral process and constitutional reforms.
President Tinubu had nominated Amupitan, citing his integrity, apolitical stance, and expertise in constitutional and international law, to lead the nation’s electoral body.
Before Amupitan’s confirmation, May Agbamuche-Mbu, a National Commissioner, had been serving as Acting INEC Chairman. She presided over stakeholder meetings and preparatory activities at the commission’s headquarters pending the handover.
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