By Ihechi Enyinnaya
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has dismissed insinuations that he could one day enter the 2023 presidential race.
Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi in a statement on Sunday said any such innuendo or proposition is preposterous.
He said: “Our attention has been drawn to innuendoes in certain quarters that Nigerians should not be surprised if the INEC Chairman joins the Presidential race or urging him to do so. It is a preposterous proposition. It will not happen.
“The Chairman remains an umpire committed to free, fair and credible elections. His constitutional responsibilities as the Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Federation and Returning Officer for the presidential election are onerous enough for him to even contemplate straying into extraneous matters at variance with the law, morality and his personal principles.
“The Chairman will continue to discharge his responsibilities without affection for, or illwill against, any political party or candidate”.