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Professor Mahmood Yakubu Retains Office As Buhari Reappoints Him, INEC Chairman<\/div>\n
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Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n
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Kaduna, North-West, Nigeria<\/div>\n
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Barely\u00a031days to end of tenure,\u00a0President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five year term.<\/div>\n
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His\u00a0 reappointment on Tuesday, has put to an end speculations about his fate.<\/div>\n
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Professor Mahmood remains the first INEC Chairman in Nigeria to have a second term in the history of the electoral commission.<\/div>\n
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The appointment of the Chairman of INEC and Commissioners entails nomination by the president, ratification by the Council of State and confirmation by the Senate.<\/div>\n
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It will be recalled that Yakubu’s first appointment was ratified after the president\u2019s nomination during an emergency Council of State meeting held on October 21, 2015.<\/div>\n
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The Professor of Political History and International Studies tenure however is expected to end on November 9, 2020.<\/div>\n
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