The outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will on Monday surrender to an acting Chairman who will pilot the affairs of the commission till the Senate confirms his re-nomination or otherwise.
While President Muhammadu Buhari has re-nominated Yakubu and sent his call to the Senate for affirmation, his first tenure expires on Monday November 9.
He is predicted at hand over to one of the National Commissioners, amongst those whose tenure has not expired.
Five different commissioners have served terms and aren't eligible for re-nomination or appointment.
The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, showed the development.
“The Hon Chairman’s (Yakubu) handing over ceremony to be held on Monday ninth November 2020 at the Conference Hall, INEC Headquarters,” Oyekanmi said.
Decision on bye-elections
Meanwhile, the fee stated that it's going to meet with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Thursday, 12th November 2020 to determine on a date for the behavior of the 15 with the aid of-elections.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, stated this Thursday night after the control assembly of the fee.
He recalled that the fee met on 22 October with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to deliberate at the 15 exceptional bye-elections in eleven states of the Federation in advance scheduled for thirty first October 2020.
According to him, because of the safety scenario within the united states at the time, the fee determined to suspend the bye-elections and meet in two weeks to check its decision.
“The commission suffered massive harm to and vandalism of its local government offices and centers, such as the areas where the bye-elections are scheduled to keep.
“It is essential to consult all the crucial stakeholders in the electoral procedure earlier than choosing a particular date for the conduct of the bye-elections,” Okoye said.
He stated that the commission could seek advice from political events and civil society firms on Tuesday 10 November 2020 and then with the media and Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) on Wednesday Martinmas 2020.
He stated: “The commission will thereafter meet again with the RECs on Thursday, 12 November 2020 to decide on a date for the conduct of the bye-elections.”
The postponed 15 bye-elections in 11 states, earlier slated for October 31, had been postponed over the #EndSARS Nationwide protests.
The affected districts and constituencies are Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa West Senatorial District; Nganzai State Constituency, Borno State; Bayo State Constituency, Borno State; Cross River North Senatorial District; and Obudu State Constituency, Cross River State.
Others are; Imo North Senatorial District; Lagos East Senatorial District; Kosofe II State Constituency, Lagos State; Plateau South Senatorial District; Bakura State Constituency, Zamfara State; Ibaji State Constituency, Kogi State; Isi-Uzo State Constituency, Enugu State and Bakori State Constituency, Katsina State.
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