Reported by: Agande Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Henry Owen
ABUJA, Nigeria — The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacancy left by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who served as INEC Chairman from 2015 until October 2025.
“Professor Amupitan is the first person from Kogi State nominated for this position and is apolitical,” President Tinubu told council members.
The nomination received unanimous support, with Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo describing Amupitan as a man of integrity. Following constitutional requirements, President Tinubu will now forward Amupitan’s name to the Senate for screening.
Born on April 25, 1967, in Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu LGA, Kogi State, Amupitan is 58 years old. He is a Professor of Law at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) and an alumnus of the same institution. He specialises in Company Law, Law of Evidence, Corporate Governance, and Privatisation Law, and was conferred the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in September 2014.
Amupitan’s education includes Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin (1982–1984) and University of Jos (1984–1987). He was called to the bar in 1988, obtained an LLM in 1993, and a PhD in 2007. His academic career began in 1989 following National Youth Service at Bauchi State Publishing Corporation.
Currently, he serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at UNIJOS and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Osun State. He has held several academic positions, including Dean of the Faculty of Law (2008–2014), Head of Public Law (2006–2008), and Chairman of the Committee of Deans and Directors (2012–2014).
Outside academia, Amupitan serves on the boards of Integrated Dairies Limited and is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Governing Council and the Council of Legal Education (2008–2014). He was also a former board member of Riss Oil Limited, Abuja (1996–2004).
He is the author of numerous legal texts, including Corporate Governance: Models and Principles (2008), Documentary Evidence in Nigeria (2008), Evidence Law: Theory and Practice in Nigeria (2013), Principles of Company Law (2013), and Introduction to the Law of Trust in Nigeria (2014).
Professor Amupitan is married with four children.
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