Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), must leave office. In a statement issued on
June 15, 2023 12:26 PMOlisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association , says Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , must leave office.
He added that the next move the president should make is dismantle INEC, with the commission’s chairman forcefully removed or asked to tender his resignation.
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