JUST IN: President Muhammadu Buhari Re-appoints Yakubu As The INEC Chairman

The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Well, this was revealed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement on Tuesday, 27th October, 2020, titled “President Buhari nominates Prof Yakubu as INEC chairman for second term in office.”

The statement reads underneath...

"President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof 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."

Meanwhile, Prof Yakubu was first appointed by Buhari in November 2015.