President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the
acting chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
following the end of Prof Attahiru Jega’s tenure yesterday.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the director of
communications at the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the
Federation, Haruna Imrana.
According to the statement, the head of the civil service of the federation, Barr. Danladi Kifasi, who conveyed the appointment in a letter, said Mrs Zakari’s appointment took immediate effect (from yesterday, June 30, 2015) until the appointment of a substantive chairman.
Zakari is presently a national electoral commissioner at INEC.
In a related development, Jega, a professor of political economy, finally bowed out of office yesterday.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the director of
communications at the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the
Federation, Haruna Imrana.According to the statement, the head of the civil service of the federation, Barr. Danladi Kifasi, who conveyed the appointment in a letter, said Mrs Zakari’s appointment took immediate effect (from yesterday, June 30, 2015) until the appointment of a substantive chairman.
Zakari is presently a national electoral commissioner at INEC.
In a related development, Jega, a professor of political economy, finally bowed out of office yesterday.
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