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Amupitan assumes Duty as INEC Chair

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The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on October 23, 2025, assumed office at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the Nigeria’s capital Territory.

Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m. in the company of the Acting Chairman, May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners, and the secretary to the commission, shortly after he was sworn in at the presidential villa by the Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu.

He was expected to hold his first meeting with INEC directors and management staff members shortly after the preliminary assumption of office protocols.

Amupitan, a legal scholar from Kogi State, is a professor of law at the University of Jos, where he began his academic career in 1989.

During the swearing-in session at Aso Rock, the president urged Amupitan to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral system and strengthen the institutional capacity of INEC.

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Speaking after the ceremony, the INEC boss pledged to engage stakeholders to ensure free, fair, and credible elections across the country.

“Like the president said, I was given a clear charge to ensure credible, fair, and free elections.

“Not just that, I will ensure that that is done, I am also going to engage all the stakeholders. Because no matter how you set the barometer and the level of success, you still need all the stakeholders to be able to succeed.”

As INEC Chairman, Amupitan’s immediate tasks include conducting the Anambra governorship election in November 2025 and the FCT Area Council elections in February 2026.

Fred Nwaozor, popularly known as TheMediaAmbassador, is a Nigerian tech expert, author, creative & content writer, media strategist, policy analyst, blogger, public speaker and rights activist. The renowned columnist regularly writes for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), and is the Founder & Convener of Right Thinkers Movement (RITMO), Nigeria. He's a chartered industrial physicist, engineer and IT personnel. As a media guru, he enjoys an active presence in all media segments - including electronic, print & digital - since two decades ago till date. As a full-time researcher and educator, he's a regular contributor and peer reviewer for various internationally-noted engineering journals. As Telecommunications and Automation engineer, his research interest mainly lies in System Modelling, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Cybersecurity, Wireless networks, and Machine Learning (ML).