By Ihechi Enyinnaya
The Presidency also debunked the widespread report claiming that President Tinubu has sacked Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Chairman (INEC).
The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, described the news as false.
“The Nigerian public should disregard any fake news making the rounds about the replacement of the INEC Chairman.
“Any such announcement will come from the SGF’s office or any other appropriate official source,” Ogra wrote.
Similarly, INEC, has disclaimed social media reports of the sack of its Chairman.
Chief Press Secretary CPS to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, simply said: “Please, disregard. It is not true.”
Yakubu, who is rounding off his second tenure in office, is expected to exit the system towards the end of the year.
The process of appointing an INEC chairman is the President nominating a candidate and forwarding his particulars to the Department of State Services, DSS, for profiling.
After such screening, the President thereafter takes the name to the National Council of State for its advisory review. Based on the outcome, the President sends the name to the Senate for screening and confirmation.