Senate To Confirm Yakubu's Appointment As INEC Chairman Next Week

The President of the Nigerian Senate Ahmad Lawan has directed that the Senate panel screens the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu for another tenure as the commission's chairman.

Lawan, who gave this directive at the Wednesday plenary session of the Senate, directed the Senator Kabiru Gaya-led INEC panel to submit its report next Tuesday.

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The former INEC chairman will be screened together with Abdullahi Abdu Zuru who was nominated for an appointment as National Commissioner in the electoral commisson.

The Senate will, next week. be looking to confirm the re-appointment of Yakubu as the commission's chairman after receiving the report from the panel.

It will be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had last week nominated Yakubu for reappoitnment as the chairman of INEC.

Also nominated by President Buhari for the postion of INEC commissioner was the media aide to the president Laurreta Onochie.

However, senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kicked against the nomination of Yakubu for re-election.

Yakubu, who was initally appointed as the chairman of the electoral umpire in 2015, will be looking to head the commission to conduct the 2023 election and beyond.

It will be recalled that the commission appointed  Ahmed Mu’azu as the acting chairman follwing the expiration of Yakubu's 5-year term.