Outgoing chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will have to hand over the reins of the Commission, while he awaits his confirmation by the Senate, after President Muhammadu Buhari presented his name for the second term in office.
He will have over the reins of the Commission to an interim electoral commissioner until the Senate approves his re-appointment as INEC chairman or vice versa.
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Prof. Yakubu’s tenure ends, on Monday, November 9, 2020.
He is expected to hand over the reins of the Commission to commissioners whose terms have not expired.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, believes that Yakubu’s reappointment as INEC chairman will serve as a momentum to credible elections in Nigeria.
Prof Yakubu was first appointed by President Buhari in November 2015.
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