Senate confirms Amupitan as INEC chair, denies involvement in 2023 election petition

The Senate has confirmed Prof. Joash Amupitan as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In his over two-hour submissions during the screening on Thursday, Amupitan vowed to ensure INEC’s independence.

One of the critical questions had had to answer came from Senator Seriake Dickson, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing Bayelsa West, who asked if the nominee was involved in any form in the 2023 presidential election tribunal.

Amupitan said emphatically that he did not participate in the tribunal, or the appeal that followed at the Supreme Court.

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There had been speculations that Amupitan was part of the legal team of President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 elections litigations.

‘When I was coming here, I bought the certified true copy of the legal appearances at the tribunal and the Supreme Court. I was not part of it. I never, I did not partake in it’, he said.