Breaking: New acting INEC Chair takes over

A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), May Agbamuche-Mbu, has officially assumed duty as the Acting Chairman of the Commission.

This comes after Professor Mahmood Yakubu handed over responsibilities on Tuesday as he proceeds on terminal leave.

The brief handover ceremony took place at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners.

Yakubu, who has led the electoral body since 2015, will step aside ahead of the completion of his tenure.

Further details are expected to follow.