{"id":92510,"date":"2025-10-16T10:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=92510"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:51:57","slug":"who-is-prof-joash-amupitan-meet-nigerias-new-inec-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/who-is-prof-joash-amupitan-meet-nigerias-new-inec-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Prof. Joash Amupitan: Meet Nigeria&#8217;s new INEC Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"x9s7vyk\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nWhen the National Council of State met on Thursday, October 9, 2025, a quiet shift took place in Nigeria\u2019s democratic space.<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented a name unfamiliar to many Nigerians, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n<p>His nomination, later approved by the Council, marks the end of Professor Mahmood Yakubu\u2019s ten-year tenure and the beginning of a new chapter for the nation\u2019s electoral body.<\/p>\n<p>But who is this man stepping from the lecture halls of the University of Jos into one of the most scrutinized offices in Nigeria?<\/p>\n<p>Born on April 25, 1967, in Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Professor Amupitan\u2019s journey is one defined by scholarship, service, and quiet accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>He attended Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, before proceeding to the University of Jos, where he obtained his law degree, master\u2019s, and later, a doctorate.<br \/>\nBy 1989, he had joined the same university as a lecturer, beginning an academic career that would span more than three decades.<\/p>\n<p>He served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at the University of Jos and also doubled as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University in Osun State.<\/p>\n<p>A Senior Advocate of Nigeria since 2014, Amupitan\u2019s expertise covers Company Law, Corporate Governance, Privatisation Law, and the Law of Evidence.<\/p>\n<p>He has written extensively on these subjects, authoring several respected legal texts, including Corporate Governance: Models and Principles, and Evidence Law: Theory and Practice in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the classroom, Amupitan has held key roles in national institutions<br \/>\nfrom the Council of Legal Education, to the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and the Committee of Deans and Directors at UNIJOS.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the first Kogi-born nominee to lead the Independent National Electoral Commission, a symbolic milestone for the North-Central region.<\/p>\n<p>As he prepares to succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu under whose leadership INEC introduced reforms such as BIVAS and the IReV results portal, expectations are high.<\/p>\n<p>Observers believe his background in law and governance could bring renewed credibility to the electoral process, especially as the nation heads toward another election cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the National Council of State met on Thursday, October 9, 2025, a quiet shift took place in Nigeria\u2019s democratic space. 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