Agbamuche-Mbu INEC assumes office as Acting INEC Chairman as Yakubu steps aside

Update from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reveals that a National Commissioner, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, has assumed office as its Acting Chairman.

Agbamuche-Mbu’s appointment followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who proceeded on terminal leave ahead of the completion of his tenure.

The handover was announced Monday October 6, 2025 at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).

May Agbamuche-Mbu, who has been a National Commissioner representing Delta, Cross River and Edo states, is expected to oversee the affairs of the Commission pending further directives from the Presidency.

Details later…..