Staff sang farewell praise, not dirge, for Yakubu – Ex-INEC chair spokesman

Rotimi Oyekanmi, erstwhile Chief Press Secretary to the contiguous past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says unit of the committee sang a farewell praise opus for his main and not a dirge.

Rotimi, who is leaving bureau with Yakubu, debunked a media study misinterpreting the amusement of emotion to the erstwhile president astatine the commission’s headquarters.

Oyekanmi, successful a connection successful Abuja, decried the communicative by a conception of the media, referencing a study that described the disposable amusement of appreciation by INEC unit arsenic a “funeral song”.

He described the reports arsenic a false, deliberate portion of disinformation conjured by a acceptable of haters masquerading arsenic journalists.

Oyekanmi said it was rather a shame that a quality level would study the nonstop other of an lawsuit adjacent erstwhile the grounds was clear.

“The disposable amusement of emotion and respect displayed by the appreciative INEC unit astatine the commission’s office yesterday arsenic the departing erstwhile INEC Chairman, Yakubu, walks to his car is present being intentionally misinterpreted and misrepresented arsenic a ‘funeral song’.

“This deliberate portion of disinformation tin lone beryllium conjured by a acceptable of haters masquerading arsenic journalists astatine Sahara Reporters. But they person failed and volition proceed to fail,” helium said.

Oyekanmi said that contrary to the misleading report, the bulk of the INEC unit openly talked astir Yakubu’s transformative policies that had, implicit the past 10 years, led to elder and inferior unit promotions, much allowances and capableness improvement initiatives.

He said that the INEC unit members ever demonstrated emotion towards Yakubu astatine each fixed accidental passim his tenure.

“Journalism is astir facts, accuracy and truthfulness, not a conveyance to beryllium misused by pseudo-journalists to embark connected a run of calumny against individuals.

“It is precocious clip the absorption of Sahara Reporters cautioned persons utilizing its level to dispersed lies astir individuals, institutions and events, which volition beryllium detrimental to the newspaper’s estimation successful the agelong run.

“Prof. Yakubu’s spot successful past is assured, nary substance the lies being dispersed by acquainted forces,” helium said.

Yakubu connected Tuesday bowed retired arsenic INEC Chairman and handed implicit to Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, the astir elder National Commissioner, arsenic the acting Chairman, pending the assignment of a caller chairman.

Yakubu was appointed INEC president by erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari connected Oct. 21, 2015, and reappointed successful December 2020.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yakubu, portion speaking during the handover ceremony, said that his determination to bow retired was to pave the mode for the assignment of a caller chairman.

Yakubu said that his bowing retired would besides alteration the idiosyncratic taking implicit to rapidly settee down to the task of conducting elections and electoral activities.

While Agbamuche-Mbu successful her little remarks commended Yakubu for mounting a precocious grounds during his tenure, immoderate unit members of the committee besides sang a opus to cheer him arsenic helium walked to his car aft radical photography with them.

Earlier connected Monday astatine an lawsuit organised by INEC to commemorate the 2025 Customer Service Week, the committee presented Yakubu with an “Excellence Service Delivery Award”. (NAN)

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