President Bola Tinubu has bestowed a national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger, COON, on the outgoing chairman Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and also accepted his departure as INEC chairman following the expiration of his second term in office.
A statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, indicates that Prof Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission for an initial term of five years.
The appointment, which was renewed in 2020, has now expired due to the passage of time.
It adds, President Tinubu thanked Professor Yakubu for his services to the nation and his efforts to sustain Nigeria’s democracy, particularly through the organisation of free and fair elections throughout his two-term tenure.
President Tinubu also directed that Professor Yakubu should hand over to the most senior national commissioner, May Agbamuche-Mbu, who will direct the affairs of the commission until the completion of the process to appoint a successor.
Professor Yakubu thanked the President for the opportunity to serve the nation as chairman of the commission since 2015.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
