Joash Amupitan
Joash Amupitan | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmood Yakubu May Agbamuche-Mbu (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1967 |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Jos |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Joash Ojo Amupitan (born 25 April 1967) is a Nigerian professor of law who serves as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, succeeding Mahmood Yakubu. He was nominated for the position by President Bola Tinubu on 9 October 2025 and confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 16 October 2025. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2014.
As a legal professional and academic, his focus area cut across company law, law of evidence, corporate governance, and privatisation law. He succeeds Professor Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Regarding his nomination, Amupitan was described as an "apolitical" person by President Bola Tinubu in a statement posted by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga.