Buhari nominates Yakubu as INEC Chairman for 2nd term


President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office.


This was contained in a statement issued and made available to newsmen on Tuesday by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

The statement read:

"In a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second and final term.”

"Yakubu was first appointed by President Buhari in November 2015."








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