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Buhari reappoints Yakubu, INEC Chairman for another term

27th October 2020
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Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

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

According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari has said Yakubu’s name to the National Assembly for confirmation.

The statement reads thus:

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

“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.”

“Prof Yakubu was first appointed by President Buhari in November 2015.”

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