Buhari appoints Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has been appointed the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Yakubu will take over from the acting INEC chairman, Mrs. Bala Zakari, who was also appoint by president Buhari as  member of INEC officers representing the Northern part of the country.
Yakubu's appointment, however, has not been  confirmed by the Senate.