President Muhammadu Buhari has
said he cannot remove Mahmood Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), because he would need a resolution by
two-thirds majority of the Senate to do so.
There have been speculations that
Buhari was set to fire the INEC boss, following the abrupt postponement of the
general elections.
However, the President’s Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, insisted there
was no truth in such claims.
“Those reports are utterly
baseless and false. There is nothing like that.
“Whoever is saying the President
is removing INEC chairman is just displaying his illiteracy. Let him go and
read the constitution.
“You need a resolution by
two-thirds majority of the Senate for any such action,” Shehu said according to
The Nation.
INEC moved the general elections
to Saturday, February 23, about six hours to the start of the polls on the
original date of February 16.
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So it’s now they will refer to the constitution. Idiots
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