Yakubu Don Hand Over To Agbamuche As INEC Acting Chairman

Professor Mahmood Yakubu don hand over to May Agbamuche as Acting National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Agbamuche na di oldest serving National Commissioner for di electoral body. Yakubu announce dis one Tuesday during ongoing meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners for INEC headquarters Abuja. E ask di commissioners and directors make dem support Agbamuche till new permanent chairman come. Yakubu dey leave office after completing im two-term 10 years tenure. President Tinubu dey expected to appoint im successor soon, but Senate go confirm am first.

Yakubu first become INEC chairman November 2015 after former President Buhari put am there, six months after Buhari become President. E finish first term 2020, then Buhari reappoint am for second term, making am first person wey serve two terms as INEC chairman. E take over from Professor Attahiru Jega, and INEC conduct many elections under am, including 2019 and 2023 general elections. Nigerians and civil society dey watch who go replace am as Tinubu dey prepare to nominate successor. SERAP don ask Tinubu to make appointment process transparent and open, no to be “closed shop.” Dem also want make Tinubu remove APC members wey dey as Resident Electoral Commissioners and put non-partisan people. Yiaga Africa executive director Samson Itodo talk say new chairman suppose get clean character, no get party wahala, and get courage to do right thing, even if e go affect big people. E also say INEC reforms dey suffer because of election fraud.