Senate confirmation of Amupitan as INEC chair mere formality – ADC

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said the confirmation of Prof Joash Amupitan as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by the Senate was a mere formality.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, made this statement on Tuesday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.

Abdullahi stated that the pattern of approvals by the 10th Senate shows that whatever the President wants, he gets.

“In all due respect to the National Assembly, we have learnt over time that the Senate confirmation, especially this Senate has declared that whatever the President wants, the President gets.

“So, I think it’s just formality that Amupitan goes to the Senate to be screened. It’s because it’s required, that’s why it’s done. There’s no way he would have been turned back for any reason whatsoever,” he said.

The ADC’s mouthpiece, however, noted that the party is willing to give the new INEC chairman a fair chance to deliver on his promises.

He stressed that Nigeria’s electoral challenges are rooted in the human factor, not the absence of infrastructure or technology.