Tinubu set to present Names of potential candidates to replace INEC chairman, Mahmud Yakubu

Tinubu set to present Names of potential candidates to replace INEC chairman, Mahmud Yakubu

President Tinubu will preside over a Council of State meeting on Thursday, where he is reportedly set to present the names of potential candidates to succeed Prof. Mahmud Yakubu as Chairman of the INEC to the council, among other topics to be discussed at the meeting.

The Police Council meeting, also scheduled for Thursday, will focus on discussing state police objectives as well as matters of national importance and critical issues impacting security and policing.

The Council of State consists of the following persons:

President, who is the Chairman

Vice-President, who is the Deputy Chairman

All former Presidents of the Federation and all former Heads of the Government of the Federation

All former Chief Justices of Nigeria

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House of Representatives

All the Governors of the states of the Federation

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation