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Mahmood Yakubu

June 28, 2025

INEC seeks proactive security for voter registration, Anambra gov poll, others

Mr Yakubu said that over the next six months, INEC would engage in electoral activities that required security deployment.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
June 26, 2025

INEC fixes August 16 for by-elections in 12 states

Mr Yakubu noted that non-conduct of by-election in Zamfara State was due to a pending legal issue.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
June 25, 2025

2027: Two groups applied to register five parties, says INEC

According to the INEC chairman,110 associations are seeking to be registered as political parties as at June 23.

Mahmood Yakubu
June 24, 2025

PDP meets INEC over national secretary crisis

The meeting followed a letter to INEC by the PDP inviting the commission to its 100th NEC meeting scheduled for June 30.

PDP meets INEC
June 20, 2025

2027: Coalition writes INEC, seeks registration of new political party

This came weeks after coalition members held a meeting in Abuja as part of moves to challenge Mr Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Atiku, El-Rufai, Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi
June 20, 2025

Contempt: INEC chairman risks imprisonment over evasion of court summons

Independent National Electoral Commission staff have been accused of refusing to receive service of Form 48 on behalf of their chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.

Mahmood Yakubu
May 30, 2025

INEC announces date for Ekiti, Osun guber poll

Mr Yakubu said the primaries for the Ekiti election will be held between October 20 and November 10, 2025.

Photo from Ekiti governorship election 2022 (Credit: Peoples Gazette)
March 29, 2025

To inspire confidence, Nigeria must amend existing electoral laws

The feature in a democracy that allows a president-elect or governor-elect to be sworn into office despite unresolved court challenges would overstretch logic anywhere.

Tinubu and Mahmood Yakubu
February 7, 2025

INEC renews call for creation of electoral offences tribunal

Mr Yakubu said INEC’s collaboration with EFCC on vote-buying had also yielded similar results in Lagos, Kwara, and Gombe States.

Mahmood Yakubu
February 4, 2025

Focus on delegates-buying during party primaries not only elections, INEC tells CSOs

The Independent National Electoral Commission has advised the members of civil society organisations to focus their advocacy on cases of “delegates-buying” during the primaries of political

Prof. Yakub Mahmood