INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu ends tenure; May Agbamuche-Mbu appointed acting chair after Yakubu’s constitutionally limited second term concludes.

Tinubu accepts INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu’s exit after tenure expiry, appoints May Agbamuche-Mbu acting head, and honours Yakubu with CON.

May Agbamuche-Mbu, a seasoned legal expert with over three decades of experience, has been appointed Acting Chairman of the Independent National...

Professor Mahmood Yakubu has officially handed over duties to May Agbamuche-Mbu, who has been appointed Acting National Chairman of the Independent...

President Bola Tinubu is expected to announce a new Chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) this week, following the...

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Key points INEC now has an acting chair. Prof Mahmood Yakubu has stepped down after ten years in office. He handed over to national commi- ssioner May...

Naija247news “I Bow Out to Allow a New Chairman to Settle In” — Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Steps Down as INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has...

Professor Mahmood Yakubu has transferred leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to May Agbamuche, who will serve as Acting...

By Paul Ejime  Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, 10th October 2025, handed over the leadership mantle of the Independent National Electoral...