BREAKING: INEC Dismisses Sack Of Professor Mahmood Yakubu 

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed social media reports that its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has been sacked by President Bola Tinubu.

A Statement by the Chief Press Secretary CPS to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi urged the populace to disregard the rumour.

A viral WhatsApp message had indicated that Mahmood was sacked and replaced with one Professor Bashir Olamilekan.

Professor Yakubu, who is rounding off his second tenure in office, is expected to exit the system towards the end of the year.

The process of appointing an INEC chairman is the President nominating a candidate and forwarding his particulars to the Department of State Services, DSS, for profiling.

After such screening, the President thereafter takes the name to the National Council of State for its advisory review. Based on the outcome, the President sends the name to the Senate for screening and confirmation.