Senate has confirmed Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The confirmation of Amupitan followed the screening exercise in the committee of thw whole on Thursday, where Senators grilled the nominee for three hours, asking him all questions possible undmbder the sun.
The erudite and learned academic provided answers to all the questions.
After the grilling was done in the Committee of the Whole, the Senate resolved back to plenary where the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, asked if the confirmation was a true reflection of the House, and the ayes response was overwhelmingly resounding.
Akpabio said he was approved without any dissenting voice, and he asked him to carry on his job where votes would count.
Amupitan appeared before the Senators for three hours.
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