President, INEC Chairman & Historical Perspective Since 1960 - Present

TITOPE BLOG October 10, 2025

Prof. Amupitan (NC) is set to succeed Prof. Yakubu (NE). What specific electoral reforms, from technology use to logistics, do you expect (or demand!) the new INEC Chairman prioritize for a free and fair 2027 election?

Did you know Nigeria has had over 12 electoral commission chairmen since independence? Or that two of them were sacked following military coups?

Which President had the most electoral bosses during their tenure, and who is the longest-serving since 1999?

What is the single most urgent task you would assign to the incoming INEC Chairman, Prof. Amupitan, to immediately boost confidence in Nigeria's electoral process? Let's look into the definitive historical list below! 👇🇳🇬 Drop your top priority below!

🇳🇬𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡 — 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟵)

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🟣𝗢𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻 𝗢𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗼

1998-2000: 🟤Justice Ephraim Akpata

2000-2005: 🟤Dr Abel Guobadia

2005-2010: 🟢Prof Maurice Iwu

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🔴𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗮 𝗬𝗮𝗿'𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗮

2005- Apr 2010: 🟢Prof Maurice Iwu

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🟤𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻

Jun 2010-2015: 🔴Prof Attahiru Jega

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🔴𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶

2010- Nov 2015: 🔴Prof Attahiru Jega

2015-2025: ⚫️Prof Mahmood Yakubu