Rotimi Oyekanmi, chief press secretary (CPS) to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has urged Nigerians to consult the 1999 constitution.
As reported on Thursday, September 25, by Guardian, Oyekanmi gave the advice amid reports that President Bola Tinubu directed his principal to immediately proceed on leave.
Rumours swirl as Yakubu’s tenure winds up
A report on Wednesday, September 24, had said Tinubu directed Prof. Yakubu to proceed on leave ahead of the expiration of his tenure in October/November. The report also said the Nigerian leader is set to nominate Yakubu’s successor.
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However, reacting, INEC chairman, through his CPS, asked Nigerians to check out the constitution before drawing conclusions.
He responded when quizzed on the veracity of the report:
“The first thing you need to do is to find out what the law says about the appointment and removal of the INEC chairman and national commissioners.
“The 1999 constitution clearly outlines the process in Section 154(1), which states: ‘Except in the case of ex-officio members or where other provisions are made in this Constitution, the appointment of a person to the office of the chairman or member of any of the bodies so established shall be made by the president and shall be subject to confirmation by the senate.’”
Oyekanmi added:
“It (The Nigerian constitution) also provides safeguards against arbitrary removal in Section 157(1): ‘A person holding any of the offices to which this section applies may only be removed by the president acting on an address supported by two-thirds majority of the senate praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of the office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misconduct.'”
INEC: Ahmad points out north’s underrepresentation
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that as the tenure of Professor Yakubu’s tenure ends later in 2025, Bashir Ahmad has urged President Tinubu to address the alleged disparity in the agency’s leadership.
Ahmad, a former special assistant on digital communications to late ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, pointed out of the 12 chairmen who have led INEC since its inception in 1998, “only two have come from the north.”