I Couldn’t Decline Offer To Serve As INEC Chairman Coz God Gave Me The Go-ahead-Amupitan

Professor Joash Amupitan, who was appointed as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in October 2025, has disclosed that he had only agreed to take on the role because God gave him the go-ahead and the ‘divine’ assurance.

‘If I did not have the conviction for this job, I would not have accepted it’ he asserted.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the INEC Chairman, who said this during  the end of tenure and appreciation service organised by the Nigerian Baptist Convention in honour of its outgoing president, Israel Akanji, and his wife, Victoria, in Abuja,  also noted that  he would have declined the appointment if there had been no ‘divine’ assurance.

‘The Lord said, ‘Fear not; do not be dismayed. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you.’ I heard this clearly before I accepted this job’ he said.

This divine assurance, he added, has remained the anchor of his stewardship as head of the electoral body, despite challenges associated with managing elections in a complex democratic environment.

‘No matter the storm, no matter the difficulty, God is able to calm every storm. That is what God has been doing’ he said.

Professor Amupitan also urged Nigerians to pray for the electoral body and for the success of the 2027 general election while expressing confidence that upcoming elections will set a new benchmark.

‘Continue to pray for Nigeria, continue to pray for us, and continue to pray for me that the 2027 general election will be the best ever.

I cannot do it on my own, but with the Lord on my side, it is possible, and it is doable. My experience so far as the INEC chairman is that if God does not send you somewhere, do not go there. If God does not send you, do not do it’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you