Hours after the outgoing chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu, handed over to Air Vice Marshall Ahmed Mu’azu (retd.), a national commissioner of the commission, Abubakar Nahuche, has resigned.
News of his resignation came as a surprise to many watchers of the political space in Nigeria. His resignation though was confirmed by Festus Okoye, INECs national commissioner and chairman Information and Voter Education Committee.
He said: “INEC national commissioner and chairman, estate, works and transport committee, representing northwest, Abubakar Nahuche, resigned his appointment on personal reasons and the president has accepted his resignation and thanked him for his services to the nation.”
It was gathered that five national commissioners also retired during the handover ceremony held at the Conference Rome at INEC Headquarters, Abuja. They included Hajiya Amina Zakari, Prof. Antonia Taiye Okoosi-Simbine, Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo, Dr. Mohammed Mustafa Lecky, and Prince Adedeji Solomon Soyebi.
