agbamuche-mbu Archives - Frontpageng https://frontpageng.com/tag/agbamuche-mbu/ Where the news is Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:40:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://frontpageng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-Frontpage-e1537105060264-32x32.jpg agbamuche-mbu Archives - Frontpageng https://frontpageng.com/tag/agbamuche-mbu/ 32 32 150357949 Tinubu accepts INEC chairman’s exit, gives him national honour https://frontpageng.com/tinubu-accepts-inec-chairmans-exit-gives-him-national-honour/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:40:13 +0000 https://frontpageng.com/?p=100743 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu's departure as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission

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]]> President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s departure as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following the expiration of his second term in office.

Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission for an initial term of five years.

The appointment, which was renewed in 2020, has now expired due to the passage of time.

President Tinubu thanked Professor Yakubu for his services to the nation and his efforts to sustain Nigeria’s democracy, particularly through the organisation of free and fair elections throughout his two-term tenure.

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In recognition of Yakubu’s dedicated service to the nation,  President Tinubu bestowed on him the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON.

President Tinubu also directed that Professor Yakubu should hand over to the most senior national commissioner, May Agbamuche-Mbu, who will direct the affairs of the commission until the completion of the process to appoint a successor.

In the letter dated October 3, 2025, Professor Yakubu thanked the president for the opportunity to serve the nation as chairman of the commission since 2015.

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]]> 100743 Edo guber: INEC gives reason for delay in collation https://frontpageng.com/edo-guber-inec-gives-reason-for-delay-in-collation/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 04:44:01 +0000 https://frontpageng.com/?p=30192 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says that delay in the receipt of collated results of the governorship election from local government areas in Edo has delayed the collation at the state level. INEC National Commissioner, May Agbamuche-Mbu announced this on Sunday in Benin. Agbamuche-Mbu, INEC commissioner incharge of Edo, Bayelsa and Rivers, is the […]

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]]> The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says that delay in the receipt of collated results of the governorship election from local government areas in Edo has delayed the collation at the state level.

INEC National Commissioner, May Agbamuche-Mbu announced this on Sunday in Benin.

Agbamuche-Mbu, INEC commissioner incharge of Edo, Bayelsa and Rivers, is the commissioner overseeing the Edo election.

Addressing newsmen and party agents at the state collation centre, INEC headquarters, Benin, she said that results were still being expected from the 18 local government areas of the state.

She said: “This is to inform you all that we are still waiting for results from the local government areas.

“I am sorry we have to wait before we start collation. Only one local government has arrived in the centre.

“We are going to wait until at least, when results from seven local government areas arrive in the centre before we start.

“We do not want anybody to cast aspersions on us. So we are going to wait.”

Source: NAN

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