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INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has finally spoken out against rumours of his demise.
WeekdaysReporters reports that the clarification follows rumours spread by various media blogs claiming Yakubu’s death in a London hospital.
Recall that Senator Shehu Sani, in a post on social media platform X on Saturday revealed that the reports were false. The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the senate said he saw the INEC boss recently.
Meanwhile, Yakubu’s Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, has termed the rumours as fake and urged the public to disregard them.
He said Yakubu has not travelled to London in the last two years, contrary to the false reports.
Oyekanmi said, “Our attention has been drawn to a fake news narrative circulated by a section of the social media claiming the purported death of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a London hospital. The story first appeared on Monday, 9th December 2024.
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