President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Yusuf Tukur as the National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), representing the North West.
Additionally, Tinubu has nominated Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi, a lawyer, to succeed the late Resident Electoral Commissioner of Ogun State.
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, stated that Tukur, 59, holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bayero University, a postgraduate diploma in Economics from Bradford University in England, and a Master of Arts from Leeds University, also in England.
He began his career with INEC in 1999 as an assistant chief administrative officer and has since advanced to the position of Director of Electoral Operations and Logistics.
Tukur’s appointment is pending confirmation by the Senate.
Onanuga also noted that if confirmed, Ibiyemi will take over from ‘Niyi Ijalaye, another lawyer who passed away in August while serving as the resident electoral commissioner in Ogun State.
Ibiyemi, 58, from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently the Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos State. She graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1987 and was called to the bar in 1988.
