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Nigeria: Buhari Swears in Yakubu As Electoral Board Chairman
Daily Trust, 9 December 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for another five-year term. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Confirms Yakubu As INEC Chairman
Daily Trust, 2 December 2020
He is unbiased, apolitical - Opposition lawmakers Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Confirms Mahmood Yakubu As Electoral Board Chairman
Premium Times, 1 December 2020
The confirmation is for a second and final term. Read more »
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Nigeria: In Historic Move, Buhari Nominates Yakubu for Second Term
This Day, 28 October 2020
In a historic move, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term of… Read more »
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Nigeria: 22 Years After, Yakubu Breaks Second Term Jinx in INEC
Daily Trust, 28 October 2020
With President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination yesterday, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who was first appointed in 2015, is on the path to breaking the second term jinx at the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Re-Appoints Mahmood Yakubu As Electoral Board Chairman
Premium Times, 27 October 2020
Mr Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November 2015. Read more »