INEC Don Pick New Chairman Wehrey Go Fit Change Electoral Game

Abuja, Nigeria – Big news drop as National Council of State don finally approve Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dis move come Thursday wey past President Bola Tinubu present am as di man to take over from Professor Mahmood Yakubu, wey don lead since 2015 till October 2025.

Amupitan go now replace Yakubu wey don fit hold di office for ten years. E never show for public eye like wetin some people fit expect but make we break am down small so you fit sabi di new INEC chairman better.

First thing wey dey highlight na say, Amupitan na di first person from Kogi State to occupy dis position. E born on April 25, 1967, so dat make am 58 years old and e dey hail from Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area for Kogi State. Dis no be small achievement o!

You fit ask: how dis man take get all dis brain? Na wa o! E don waka through plenty schools: Kwara State Polytechnic, University of Jos and e don dey serve as Professor of Law for di same university. Na law e sabi pass, especially Company Law and Law of Evidence, which be wetin make am senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) since 2014.

For di academic world, Amupitan no dey play! E don collect LLM for UNIJOS in 1993 plus PhD in 2007. E dey work as Deputy Vice-Chancellor for di same University of Jos and e dey manage Joseph Ayo Babalola University Governing Council as Pro-Chancellor. E also get plenty experience for different board, from Integrated Dairies Limited to di Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

No forget say di man dey author plenty books on law too! Some of dem na “Corporate Governance: Models and Principles”, “Documentary Evidence in Nigeria” and “Principles of Company Law.” Dis man full ground with knowledge!

So, which wetin we get for am? E get plenty work on Im plate since im go face di task to conduct free and fair elections. E don start di journey already as Professor Yakubu don hand over to Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, di acting chairman, who dey lead di matter for now.

Sabi dis, governance na no be small matter for Nigeria, and as di new chairman, Amupitan go need all di support wey him fit gather. Na so we fit check if him go fit bring change come dem parts, as dem dey talk say na change dem dey find.

We go dey watch di matter closely because as e be now, everybody dey eager to see how Amupitan go carry di electoral body waka. Let’s see if he go fit make dem public trust dem system better! (No be joke o, democracy na serious something!).