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Former Justice of the Federation, Justice Uwais, Former Head of Government,
Chief Eanest Shonekan, Former President, General Ibrahim Babangida, Speaker of
the House of the Representative’s Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Vice President, Prof Yemi
Osinbajo, President Muhammadu Buhari, Former Head of State, General Yakubu
Gowon, Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar and others at the
National Council of State Meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Wednesday (INSET: Prof Yakubu - New INEC Chairman/Image clip from TheCable)
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Mahmood Yakubu, a
professor of political history and international studies, is the new chairman
of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), subject to senate
confirmation. The
appointment of the former executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust
Fund was endorsed by the council of state at its meeting on Wednesday.
Briefing
state house correspondents at the end of the meeting, Aminu
Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, said Buhari acted in line with
provisions of Sections 154 (1 and 3) and 156 (3) empowering him to appoint
a chairman and national commissioners of INEC, in consultation with the
council.
He
explained that the emergency meeting was convened to approve the
nominations.
