The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Prof. Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
108scoop.com reports that Amupitan confirmation came after his screening by the legislators. He was nominated by President Bola Tinubu.
Amupitan, during his submission, vowed to ensure INEC’s independence.
He proposed the deployment of drones to monitor elections and safeguard sensitive electoral materials, while acknowledging that insecurity remained one of the biggest threats to credible polls but assured lawmakers that the Commission would explore technology and strategic partnerships to address the challenge.
“The issue of security is a major challenge but at the same time, it can be tackled.”
He explained that INEC would deepen investment in logistics and work closely with the existing joint committee on election security to secure elections in volatile areas.
“I know there is a joint committee on election security. One of the things we have to do is to work with that committee to see how we can handle security issues in some challenge areas.
“We can also invest more on logistics to ensure that we can penetrate every part of Nigeria, even if we have to use drones or whatever to ensure that material gets to where it ought to,” he added.
