President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Abdulrazak Yusuf Tukur as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission, representing the North West region of the country.
The President has also approved the nomination of Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi, as a resident electoral commissioner representing Ondo State.
These appointments were made known in a statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
Tukur, 59, began working for INEC in 1999 as assistant chief administrative officer and rose to become the director of Electoral Operations and Logistics. He served in the latter post till December 2023.
He has a Bachelor of Arts from Bayero University, a postgraduate diploma in Economics from Bradford University, England and a Master of Arts from Leeds University, also in England.
Tukur will stand before the Nigerian Senate for clearance.
Also Ibiyemi, a seasoned lawyer, If cleared by the Senate, will replace Niyi Ijalaye, another legal practioner who died in August while serving as the resident electoral commissioner in Ogun State.
Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently the Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos State.
She graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1987 and was called to the bar in 1988.
Ibiyemi also went to Bingham University in Nasarawa state and bagged a Masters in Election Management.
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