Tinubu makes fresh appointment

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Yusuf Tukur as the National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), representing the North West region.

Additionally, Tinubu nominated lawyer Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi to succeed the late Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ogun State.

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced 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 has been with INEC since 1999, starting as an assistant chief administrative officer and advancing to the position of Director of Electoral Operations and Logistics.

Tukur’s appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. Onanuga also noted that if Ibiyemi, 58, is approved, she will take over from ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who passed away in August while serving as the resident electoral commissioner in Ogun State. Ibiyemi, originally from Ilaje in Ondo State, currently serves as the Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos State. She graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1987 and was called to the bar in 1988.