Mahmood Yakubu remains INEC chairman, presidency confirms
Mahmood Yakubu
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has on Monday denied claims of a shake-up in the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The clarification comes amid heightened social media speculation on changes at the electoral commission.
Bwala in a statement shared on X (formally Twitter) said there is no truth to the rumours that INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, has been removed from office.
He clarifies, “The story trending across media platforms to the effect that Mr President @officialABAT has either sacked the INEC chairman or has replaced the INEC chairman is not true and should be discountenanced.
“Decisions and or official acts of Mr President are communicated through official channels and not the rumour mill.”
Also, A Senior Special Adviser to the president on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, remarked that any official announcement regarding a change in the electoral body’s leadership would be made through proper government channels.
“The Nigerian public should disregard any fake news making the rounds about the replacement of the INEC chairman.
“Any such announcement will come from the SGF’s office or any other appropriate official source,” he wrote.
