President Buhari today appointed
Mahmud Yakubu as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission INEC. Mahmud Yakubu's appointment
was approved during the council of
state meeting which held at the state house today October 21st. Yakubu takes
over from Amina Zakari who has been working as INEC Chairman in acting capacity
since Attahiru Jega left office in June. She was appointed INEC commissioner
for the North-East.
Yakubu was a former executive secretary
of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Other INEC Commissioners appointed by the
council of state were:
•Dr Antonla Taiye Okoosi
-North-central
•Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo
-North-east
•Dr Mohammed Mustafa -South-south
•Mr Soyebi Adedeji Solomon -South-west
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