The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu has been reappointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Yakubu’s re-appointment was announced by Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement.
According to Mr Adesina, in a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, President Buhari 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 lap.
The re-appointment which is yet to be reconfirmed by the Senate.
Mr Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November 2015. He succeeded Attahiru Jega, who supervised the 2015 general election.
He also supervised the 2019 general election and off-cycle elections in states such as Kogi, Edo and Ondo.
While many of the elections he supervised have been criticized by local and international observers for inadequacies, most observers commended the two most recent elections, the Edo and Ondo governorship elections won by PDP, main opposition party and APC, ruling party respectively.
