Countdown to 2027: Tinubu to pick new INEC chair this week

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : He added, "It is now my pleasure to sign my official handing over notes and present the same to Agbamuche-Mbu.
66% : Equally important is progressive legislation to promote renewable energy, enhance grid reliability, and attract private investment to stabilise power supply and stimulate growth.
64% : "The Nigerian people look up to us for more; they expect deliberate action that improves their daily lives.
60% : Under his leadership, INEC introduced the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for voter verification and the Results Viewing Portal to allow instant public access to polling unit results.
59% : On the economy, Abbas stated, "We must utilise legislative measures to speed up the implementation of the Start-up Act, vocational training hubs, and technology parks.
58% : " Abbas, who represents Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, further stated that security reforms remain a top priority, while the debate on multi-level policing "Must move from theory to decisive legislative action.
55% : Under him, INEC introduced provisions to support persons with disabilities, priority voting for the elderly and vulnerable groups and measures to ensure internally displaced persons could better participate.
53% : Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, state governors and other members of the Council of State are expected to advise Tinubu on the next INEC chair.
52% : Following the development, the President is set to name Yakubu's successor after the Council of State meeting in Abuja on Thursday, after presenting the list of nominees for the coveted number one electoral umpire position.
52% : ''So, as it is now, the President will appoint, but the President will present such nominees at the Council of State.
52% : You know, the Council of State is made up of the Governor, the Vice President, the former President, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, and all of them.
51% : In the past few months, mindless killings of hundreds of innocent Nigerians took place in Plateau, Zamfara, Benue and Kwara State, fuelling calls by some citizens for the adoption of state policing to complement the current centralised policing model in the country.
51% : " The speaker also stated that the House must finalise electoral reforms well ahead of the 2027 general elections, saying, "The Electoral Act Amendment Bill seeks not only to strengthen measures against violence, improve access for persons with disabilities, and establish clearer timelines for resolving disputes, but also to reduce the ambiguities that trailed the last elections.''
50% : "We should consider devolving recruitment, training, and deployment of community police officers to states under federal oversight.
46% : "These efforts require a legislature that provides rigorous oversight, crafts sound laws, and engages constructively with all arms of government.

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