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 statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the President in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan explained that his decision is 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.”
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Professor Yakubu was first appointed by President Buhari in 2015 and his first term of five years ends on November 9
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
