The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, will not join the 2023 presidential race, the commission has said.
In a statement published on its Twitter handle today, INEC said its chairman will definitely not join the presidential race.
Rotimi Oyekanmi, chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, said:
“It is a preposterous proposition. It will not happen.
“The Chairman remains an umpire committed to free, fair and credible elections.”
Many Nigerians had joked on social media that with the number and diversity of persons including the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria declaring interest in the presidential race, the INEC boss may soon throw his hat into the ring by purchasing the APC nomination form being sold for N100million.
About 25 people have bought the presidential nomination forms of the ruling party, APC, while 17 people bought the presidential nomination forms of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which goes for N40million.