President Muhammadu Buhari, met with Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja, just over 48 hours before the presidential and national assembly elections.
The INEC Chairman, according to reports, called the unexpected meeting and emphasized that it was all part of preparations to hold free, fair, and credible elections.
When explaining his delayed arrival for the inauguration and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the military and Nigeria Police Force by the Coalition Against Covid-19, Buhari previously disclosed that he met Yakubu.
The President informed the CACOVID-19 group that a continuing conversation with the INEC Chairman was the cause of his five-minute delay.
He did, however, remind the group that the purpose of the meeting was to successfully conduct the elections.
Buhari said, “I’m being grounded by INEC.
“You know next Saturday is a great day for us and I take instructions from INEC so that I make sure there’ll be no excuses for the successful election.”
