The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied rumors that there have been attempts to get Professor Mahmood Yakubu removed as National Chairman.
In a Channels Television appearance on Politics Today on Wednesday, Festus Okoye, national commissioner for information and voter education for INEC, disclosed that the body was under pressure to hold free, fair, and credible elections. He further stated that it was a drawn-out and difficult process to elect and dismiss the national chairperson of the commission.
The pressure from Nigerians is on the commission to hold credible, fair, and free elections, according to Okoye. "The INEC Chairman's appointment and removal are lawfully permissible. The procedure for choosing the Chairman is highly meticulous.
A nomination is made by the president and sent to the council of states, where it is reviewed by the National Assembly before returning to the president, who then makes the appointment.
The procedure is highly thorough, as is the process for removing the chairman. There must first be an accusation, and that accusation must follow constitutional guidelines.
Following the charge being brought to the president's attention, the president will petition the National Assembly to dismiss the chairman of the panel for violating the constitution.
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