President Muhammadu Buhari, presently before the initiation of the 27th virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, swore in Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
President Buhari reappointed Yakubu as Chairman of INEC for an additional five-year term on October 27th.
Prof Yakubu is the principal Chairman to be reappointed to head the Commission.
FEC Meeting
The INEC Chairman has said that the nation’s decisions are improving.
Addressing State House Correspondents soon after he was confirmed Prof Yakubu stated:
‘We have unmistakably shown in late races that decisions are improving and they will keep on improving.
‘The National Assembly is holding a formal conference on the alteration of the discretionary lawful system. This is significant and this time around, working with the National Assembly, we’ll guarantee an expedient section of the change bill and whenever it is consented to, it will help us hugely in defying the difficulties ahead.
‘The arrangements for 2023 general races have continued decisively, we need assurance and thusly the discretionary legitimate system is principal, without which we can’t figure our guidelines and rules. Without our guidelines and rules, we can’t finish up work on the manual for the preparation of impromptu staff for the races.
‘So from here, I will continue to the National Assembly, so work starts vigorously and we have just begun.’
Then, the Council, before the beginning of the gathering, noticed brief quiet in honor or previous military official, late Gen Domkat Bali, who served the nation as Minister of Defense.
VP Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff Ibrahim Gambari, National Security Adviser Major General Babagana Munguno (retd), are actually present.
Eleven clergymen are genuinely going to the gathering. They are Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed, Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika, Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Minister Sadiya Umar Farouk, and Federal Capital Territory Minister Mohammed Bello.
Others are Ministers of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Budget and National Planning Clement Agba, Mines and Steel Development Uche Ogah and Abubakar Aliyu.
The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, and different clergymen are partaking in the week after week chamber meeting from their different workplaces in Abuja.