The Council of States has confirmed Mahmud Yakubu as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Council made the confirmation at its emergency meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.
It was the first meeting of the Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Apart from the confirmation of the new INEC chairman, the Council also approved the appointment of five new national commissioners for the electoral body.
They are: Amina Zakari, northwest; Anthonia Okoosi-Simbine, north central and Baba Shettima Arfo, northeast.
Others are: Soyebi Adedeji Solomon, southwest and Mohammed Mustafa Lecky from the South-South.
Zakari, now a national commissioner was appointed acting chairman of the commission on June 30 shortly after the former Chairman, Attahiru Jega, completed his five year tenure.
Before his new appointment, Mr. Yakubu, a professor of history and international studies, was the executive secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund.
He was also a member of the 2014 National Conference.
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Shey una go let the man rest now?
ReplyDeleteHis glasses refuse to balance well...
ReplyDeleteLolz...
DeleteU no well.
From the north Okay
ReplyDeleteI hope he will b as patient n strict like his predecessor!...congratulations n welcome
ReplyDeleteFrom one Hausa man to another and then finally yi another one........they are just running round a circle
ReplyDeleteMustapha Lecky *dancing* congrats sir.
ReplyDeleteNa only northerners waka come oo
ReplyDeleteNa only dem dey go school?
Bubu warris happening?
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DeleteHausas shall rule for a very long time, Gej made a mistake to trust these northerners and put Jega there, El rufai is the next president.From an insider.
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Deletestella the post is not complete oo. he is a fighter of terrorist.
ReplyDeletewhy did they not give it to an igbo man or a yoruba man to handle this post. or buhari is thinking only abokis are clean people that will do no wrong
Mtcheeeeeewwwwwwwwwww....
ReplyDeleteHe has appointed some one that will help him rig the election...
Oriegwu!..
You dey mind the man....
DeleteAnother Northerner?
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a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Congrats to the newly elect... #NowPlaying>> going in:
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another hausa guy??!!
ReplyDeleteOk na!
ReplyDeleteNepotism at the highest. Hmm I weep
ReplyDeleteOkey seen
ReplyDeleteAnd I beg to differ. Hes a fine and firm man. I know this how? Known him since Tetfund.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion may not count but this 'tribalistic ' choice wasn't a bad one
Eya, some people will still cry o because he didn't pick one of their own. Epele.
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