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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has admitted that the decade, 2015 to 2025, was marred by relentless crises that threatened the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process, despite reforms and innovations introduced during the period. In its new publication, Election Management in Nigeria: 2015–2025, immediate past INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in the foreword, painted a sobering picture of how recurring …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu suddenly ran out of oxygen. He was appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by former President Muhammadu Buhari on October 21, 2015. He was sworn into office on November 9, 2015, for a five-year tenure that was renewable for one more term upon completion. He would have statutorily run his course by November 8 …

His appointment has also been ratified by the National Council of States President Bola Tinubu has appointed Joash Amupitan as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Amupitan is a professor of Law. His appointment has also been ratified by the National Council of States, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga wrote in a Thursday statement. “In compliance with the constitution, …

Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu may present his nominee for the post of the chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to the National Council of State, today at Aso Rock, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman ends next month, and on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, he handed over to the …

Mr Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission for an initial term of five years. President Bola Tinubu has accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s departure as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission following the expiration of his second term in office. Mr Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the …

A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, has taken over as the acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners. Agbamuche-Mbu …

*Says ex-president will contest 2027 poll in PDP  *Niger PDP elects new officials Former Minister of Information and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Jerry Gana, said at the weekend that having seen the disparity in their lives after eight years of former President Muhammadu Buhari and two years under incumbent President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians, who had fallen for …

SERAP urged him “to disclose the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman.” Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged …

Chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rose from a national caucus meeting on Thursday night with a resolve to rest the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this to newsmen at the end of the meeting held in Abuja. Nigerian Tribune checks revealed that the ADA linked to former Vice President, …

By Samson Itodo Consequently, the 2027 elections could be managed by a relatively new leadership, unless the President reappoints some of the existing commissioners. Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will undergo a major leadership transition in less than 60 days, just 15 months to the 2027 general election. The current Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu will end …