Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed disapproval over the ambassadorial nomination of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), former chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.
Naijaonpoint reports that the ex-INEC boss was among over 30 ambassadorial nominees recently forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu.
In a post via his 𝕏 handle on Thursday, Atiku stated that such a nomination raises serious concerns and presents terrible optics for an administration already struggling with credibility.
According to the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Yakubu’s nomination sends the wrong message to the current INEC leadership that partisan, compromised, or poorly executed elections may ultimately be rewarded.
In his words, “Let me state without ambiguity: under no circumstance would I, as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, nominate the immediate past INEC Chairman for an ambassadorial position.
“Such a nomination raises serious concerns. It risks appearing as a quid pro quo rather than a recognition of merit. It presents terrible optics for an administration already struggling with credibility. It sends the wrong message to the current
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leadership; that partisan, compromised, or poorly executed elections may ultimately be rewarded. And most importantly, it is morally indefensible for an umpire at the centre of one of the most disputed elections in our history to become a beneficiary of its outcome.
“This is not the path to strengthening our democracy or restoring public trust in our institutions.”
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