The presidency has offered fresh insight into why President Bola Tinubu included Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode and Mahmood Yakubu in the latest list of ambassadorial nominees sent to the National Assembly. The nominations, released last week, sparked widespread debates across the country. Many Nigerians questioned the inclusion of the former INEC Chairman, the ex-Aviation Minister…
The tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) came to an end, Tuesday. In hanging over to May Agbamuche-Mbu as the acting chairman Commission, Yakubu solicited support from all for her. Agbamuche-Mbu is the oldest serving National Commissioner in the electoral body. Professor Yakubu madd the hand over…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has confirmed that his tenure as the head of Nigeria’s electoral body will come to an end later this year. Yakubu made the announcement while addressing his colleagues at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) in Banjul,…
Yakubu The presidency has debunked the rumours that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, has been replaced. The presidency called the story ‘fake news.’ Rumours are currently trending on the social media space that the INEC boss was replaced by President Tinubu. However, the Senior Special Adviser to President Bola…
