Yakubu hands over to Agbamuche as INEC Acting Chair

Born In Kano, Hails From Delta: Meet Agbamuche-Mbu, Acting INEC Chair - Daily Trust

May Agbamuche-Mbu, a National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assumed office as Acting Chairman of the Commission following the commencement of terminal leave by Professor Mahmood Yakubu. The handover was done during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, on Tuesday. Agbamuche-Mbu, a lawyer with over three decades of professional experience, takes the he…

INEC chairperson, Mahmood Yakubu, begins leave, hands over

Mr Yakubu’s tenure is expected to end on 9 November. He was first appointed on the same date in 2015 and reappointed by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.

Yakubu hands over to Agbamuche as INEC Acting Chair

Professor Mahmood Yakubu has handed over to May Agbamuche as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Tinubu bestows national honour on Mahmood Yakubu after bowing out as INEC Chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has bestowed the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON on the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. The president’s media aide Bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said Tinubu has accepted Yakubu’s departure as chairman of INEC. Yakubu bowed out of the office on Tuesday after completing his two tenures. Yakubu hande…

Who Is May Agbamuche-Mbu, INEC’s New Acting Boss?

Theliberationnews reports that May Agbamuche-Mbu, a National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has taken over as the acting chairman of the electoral body.…The post Who Is May Agbamuche-Mbu, INEC’s New Acting Boss? appeared first on The Liberation News Nigeria.

Nigeria: Head Of Electoral Body Quits After 10 Years

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission on Tuesday exited office, handing over to the most senior National Commissioner in the body. Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who has been in office since 2015, exited after completing his two-term tenure of 10 years. He handed over to May Agbamuche as INEC Acting Chairman pending the appointment of a substantive head. Professor Yakubu announced his exit at a meeting with Resident Electo…