Just In : Buhari Appoints Yakubu New INEC Chair

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Mahmud Yakubu as new
chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The appointment was confirmed at the emergency Council of State meeting held today
by the president.

Sokoko State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, who briefed State House correspondents after
the meeting, said the appointment of the new INEC boss was in line with relevant
provisions of the 1999 Constitution and in consultation with the Council of State.
He said the Acting chairman of the Commission, Amina zakari, is now the INEC
Commissioner representing the North-West.
Yakubu, a professor of political history and international studies, was Executive
Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. He is an expert in guerrilla warfare,
terrorism and counter-terrorism.