The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says it will give the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, the benefit of the doubt in leading the electoral body.
This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, hours after Amupitan’s nomination was made public on Thursday.
The opposition party said it expects the professor of law to restore the confidence of Nigerians and the world in Nigerian elections.
“We are cautious. But we expect the new INEC Chairman to have a personal ambition to do better and restore the confidence of Nigerians and the world in Nigerian elections. He must understand that his loyalty is with the Nigerian people, not the government.
“We are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt based on his track record. But now he has the opportunity to make a good name for himself that his children would be proud of, or to soil his record and end up with ignominy.
“He should bear in mind also that his tenure will ordinarily last beyond one electoral cycle. He should therefore look beyond the interest of those who have appointed him,” the statement said.
DAILY POST reports that the National Council of State on Thursday approved the nomination of Professor Amupitan as the new Chairman of INEC.