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Yakubu Steps Down As Mu’azu Becomes INEC Ag. Chairman

<p><strong>AVM Ahmed Mu’azu &lpar;retd&period;&rpar; has been appointed as INEC Acting&period; Chairman pending Yakubu&&num;8217&semi;s reappointed as the Commission Chairman&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that pending the determination of his nomination for reappointment as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission &lpar;INEC&rpar;&comma; Professor Mahmood Yakubu&comma; on Monday named AVM Ahmed Mu’azu &lpar;retd&period;&rpar; as Acting Chairman for the commission&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This online news medium understands that Yakubu’s five-year tenure ended on Monday&comma; following his appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At a handover ceremony&comma; Prof&period; Yakubu noted that it will be inappropriate for him to remain in office beyond November 9&comma; 2020&comma; without confirmation by the Senate and swearing to another oath of office&comma; as provided for by extant law&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In his words&comma;  <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You may recall that the current commission was inaugurated in three batches&period; The Chairman and five Commissioners were sworn in on November 9&comma; 2015&comma; followed by another six Commissioners on December 7&comma; 2016&comma; and one more Commissioner on July 21&comma; 2018&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The commission is a constitutional body whose members are appointed for five years&comma; which may be renewed for a second and final term&period; This means that my tenure and that of the first set of five commissioners ends today&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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