Meet The New INEC Chairman

The Council of States has confirmed Mahmud Yakubu as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The Council made the confirmation at its emergency meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.

It was the first meeting of the Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Before his new appointment, Mr. Yakubu, a professor of history and international studies, was the executive secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund.

He was also a member of the 2014 National Conference.