Prof. Mahmood Yakubu’s Ambassadorial Nomination: A Step Too Soon, Too Close, And Too Damaging- By Mohammed K Santuraki FCIoD, FNIM
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu’s Ambassadorial Nomination: A Step Too Soon, Too Close, and Too Damaging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate past Chairman of INEC, for an ambassadorial position—barely two years after he supervised the very election that brought this administration to power. Nigeria’s democracy is already fragile. Perception matters just as much as process. Even where no explicit “cool-off” period is stipulated in law, some roles carry a clear moral obligation. The head of an electoral umpire sits at the top of that list. This nomination may be legal, but it is profoundly wrong. Why…
