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conduct two presidential elections in Nigeria. He conducted the presidential election on February 23, 2019. He will do the same on February 25 this year. No doubt the February 25 election will make or mar him. If he succeeds, Professor Yakubu will go quietly and live the rest of his life in Kobi, his hometown, in Toro local government area of Bauchi state or remain in Abuja like others.
Sometimes successful conduct of an election does not necessarily guarantee stability. And this has happened to the past chairmen of Nigeria’s electoral body. These past chairmen included Eyo Esua , Michael Ani , Victor Ovie-Whiskey , Eme Awa , Humphrey Nwosu , Okon Uya , Sumner Dagogo-Jack , Ephraim Akpata , Abel Guobadia , Maurice Iwu , Attahiru Jega and Mahmood Yakubu .Let us take Chief Eyo Esua as an example. He was a teacher and trade unionist.
During the tenure of Chief Ani as chairman of the electoral commission, he was very generous to me in giving me exclusive stories on the commission including the disqualification of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mallam Aminu Kano from the 1979 polls until the court restored them, the twelve two third issue on the outcome of the 1979 Presidential election and many other numerous stories.
There were five major contenders in the 1979 presidential election; Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim , Alhaji Aminu Kano , Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe , Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji Shehu Shagari .On August 11, 1979, the presidential election was held. Chief Michael Ani and his team including the then Chief electoral officer, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, who was then the Secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, thought they have conducted the best election ever.
This year will mark the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Professor Humphrey Nwobu Nwosu from Ajali in Anambra state conducted the election and he did all he could in ensuring a successful presidential election.
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