INEC Chairman, Yakubu Steps Aside

Prof Mahmod Yakubu on Monday stepped aside as Chairman of  of the independent National Electoral Commission to Mu’azu.

Yakubu who has been renominated by President Buhari handed over to Air Vice Marshall Ahmed Mu’azu (retd) following official expiration of his first tenure.  Y

Yakubu will return as INEC Chairman, if Senate confirms his fresh nomination.

In his address during the handover ceremony, Yakubu said, “You may recall that the current Commission was inaugurated in three batches. The chairman and five Commissioners were sworn-in on 9th November 2015, followed by another six Commissioners on December 7, 2016, and one more Commissioner on July 21, 2018.

“The commission is a constitutional body whose members are appointed for five years which may be renewed for a second and final term. This means that my tenure and that of the first set of five Commissioners ends today