Buhari had on 28 October, 2020 re-appointed Yakubu as INEC chairman for a second term and sought the approval of the senate.
The Senate on
Tuesday read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking confirmation of
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, for a second term.
Lawan sought
the input of the Senate on the matter and called for expedite action on the
confirmation of Yakubu as INEC chairman.
The Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had
disclosed this in a statement.
He said: “In
a letter to President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, the president said in
accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), ‘I am pleased to present for
confirmation by the Senate, the nomination of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu for
appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a
second and final term.”
Yakubu was
first appointed by Buhari in November 2015.
He is the
first chairman of the commission to be nominated twice.
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