The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Taraba State, Alhaji Baba Abba Yusuf, is dead.
Announcing the death in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony said the late REC died on Saturday night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri, Borno State.
She said Yusuf, who had served as REC in Benue and Adamawa states, was buried in Maiduguri in accordance with Islamic rites.
Oriaran-Anthony described the late REC as one of the most experienced hands in the commission, having been appointed a state commissioner in 2010.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regrets to announce the death of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Taraba State, Alhaji Baba Abba Yusuf. He died last night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, where he was on admission for sometime.
“He will be buried today (September 29) at 4pm in Maiduguri. The commission will be represented at the funeral by a delegation of the National and Resident Electoral Commissioners.
“Alhaji Yusuf was one of the most experienced RECs in the commission, having been appointed in 2010. He had served as REC in Benue and Adamawa states. His experience has been invaluable to the commission over the years,” the statement said.
