Also on hand to welcome him was a delegation of 13 African ambassadors resident in Doha.
The PDP also criticised the delay in compiling the list, saying the three-year wait “speaks to the paucity of excellent people within his reach.”
The Anambra governorship election is not about the candidates alone. The process is a defining moment for the new INEC chairman, Joash Amupitan.
Mr Amupitan succeeds Mahmood Yakubu.
Mr Yakubu was first appointed as the 14th chairman of the electoral umpire in November 2015.
Mr Yakubu’s reappointment by Mr Buhari made him the first person to serve as INEC chairman for two terms.
He said that there is no sanction whatsoever, concerning breaches for campaigns earlier than 150 days to an election.
She said that the collaboration was part of the NIMC mandate to harmonise data across all ministries, departments, and agencies.
The INEC chairman pledged the commission’s determination to extend voting rights to inmates in correctional facilities.
The commitment was made when NOA director-general, Lanre Issa-Onilu, paid a courtesy visit to the INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, in Abuja.
