President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdulrazak Yusuf Tukur as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) representing the North West.
Tukur, 59, has a Bachelor of Arts from Bayero University, a postgraduate diploma in Economics from Bradford University, England and a Master of Arts from Leeds University, also in England.
He began working for INEC in 1999 as Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and rose to become the Director of Electoral Operations and Logistics. He served in the latter post till December 2023.
Tukur will face the Senate for clearance.
President Tinubu has also nominated Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner representing Ondo State.
If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August 2024 while serving as the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ogun State.
Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently the Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos State.
The two nominees are expected to be confirmed by the Senate.
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
