Professor Mahmood Yakubu has officially handed over responsibilities to May first firsthe was appointed Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
first first The longest-serving national commissioner of the commission took office on Tuesday at a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners at the INEC headquarters in Abuja.
Professor Yakub urges committee members and directors to fully support first first She leads the committee until a substantive chair is appointed.
Here are 8 things you need to know about new acting INEC national president May first first:
- She was appointed Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, succeeding Professor Mahmood Yakubu.
2.May first first is a seasoned legal professional with over thirty years of experience in the legal, dispute resolution and public service fields.
3. Born in Kano, she hails from Delta State and embodies a fusion of cultural influences from northern and southern Nigeria.
4. In terms of education, she holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1984, is called to the Bar of England and Wales, and holds an LLM degree in Commercial and Corporate Law, as well as postgraduate degrees in International Dispute Resolution and International Commercial Law.
5. She headed a law firm in Lagos called Norfolk Partners and served on the Presidential Project Evaluation Committee (2010)–2011) and the Ministerial Committee on the Solid Minerals Sector Roadmap (2016).
6. May is also the editor of the legal weekly “THISDAY LAWYER”, where she published 120 “LEGAL EAGLE” editorials from 2014 to 2016.
7. She is a certified arbitrator and has served as Secretary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria Branch).
8. Her married life is private with no public details, but she uses a hyphenated surname to indicate marital ties
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