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Joash Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and law professor at the University of Jos, was appointed as INEC chairperson by President Tinubu last Thursday after ratification by the National Council of State. President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm the appointment of Joash Amupitan as the substantive chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president’s request …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that the decade, 2015 to 2025, was marred by relentless crises that threatened the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process, despite reforms and innovations introduced during the period. In its new publication, Election Management in Nigeria: 2015–2025, immediate past INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in the foreword, painted a sobering picture of how recurring …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu suddenly ran out of oxygen. He was appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by former President Muhammadu Buhari on October 21, 2015. He was sworn into office on November 9, 2015, for a five-year tenure that was renewable for one more term upon completion. He would have statutorily run his course by November 8 …

His appointment has also been ratified by the National Council of States President Bola Tinubu has appointed Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Amupitan is a professor of Law. His appointment has also been ratified by the National Council of States, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga wrote in a Thursday statement. “In compliance with the constitution, …

Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu may present his nominee for the post of the chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to the National Council of State, today at Aso Rock, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman ends next month, and on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, he handed over to the …

SaharaReporters learned that to formalise the appointment, the President has scheduled a meeting of the Council of State for this Thursday.  Barring any last-minute changes, President Bola Tinubu is expected to nominate Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) to succeed Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who bow out as the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following his 10-year tenure …

Mr Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission for an initial term of five years. President Bola Tinubu has accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s departure as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission following the expiration of his second term in office. Mr Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the …

A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, has taken over as the acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners. Agbamuche-Mbu …

A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, has taken over as the acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The transition was announced during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners held on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that his decision to bow out of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was to pave way for the appointment of a new chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yakubu had, on Tuesday, stepped down and handed over to a national commissioner, Ms May Agbamuche-Mbu, as acting Chairman of the commission. NAN …