Buhari reappoints INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu for another term

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five-year term.

This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, in Abuja.

Solacebase reports that Professor Mahmood Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman to oversee the activities of the electoral umpire in November 2015.

Femi Adesina said in the statement that President Buhari had nominated Professor Yakubu for an appointment as INEC chairman for a second and final term in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.

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‘’The President’s action was in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended),’’ said the statement.

“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,” President Buhari was quoted as saying in the letter.