The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday concluded his tenure as his second and final five-year term is expected to end in November 2025.
Following his stepping down,
INEC National Commissioner and chairman of its Legal Services, Clearance and Complaints Committee, May Agbamuche-Mbu, a seasoned legal practitioner has therefore taken over the affairs of the commission in an Acting capacity.
Yakubu made the announcement during a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja.
“The context of his departure is his constitutional term limit; he had previously stepped down at the end of his first term in November 2020 before being renominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate for his second term” a source in the commission said.
Yakubu in an emotionally charged speech, expressed his profound gratitude, thanking the staff and Resident Electoral Commissioners for their dedication, commitment, and hard work throughout his time leading the electoral body.
Yakubu, born in Bauchi State, Nigeria, completed his primary and secondary school education at Kobi Primary School and Government Teachers College, Toro, respectively.
He proceeded to the University of Sokoto (now Usmanu Danfodiyo University), where he obtained a First-Class degree in History.
Yakubu had his Master’s degree in International Relations in 1987 from Wolfson College, Cambridge, and Doctorate degree in Nigerian History from the University of Oxford in 1991.
He was offered scholarship by the Bauchi State Government to study at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.
Yakubu was the recipient of the Overseas Research Scholarship, and he also won the Commonwealth Scholarship from the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Friday Olokor
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