The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.

The meeting was held behind closed doors inside Kyari’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes.

The agenda of the meeting was not made public.


Yakubu did not speak with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. The Presidency also has yet to issue a statement on the meeting as of the time of filing this report.

The meeting was however held barely 24 hours after the electoral commission published the names of presidential candidates contesting the 2019 election and their details.


President Muhammadu Buhari will be seeking a second term on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

The President, a former military ruler, had claimed in his details published by INEC that his credentials were with the Secretary of the Military Board.


Since the claim was made public, it has been generating controversy the same way it did when Buhari made the same claim ahead of the 2015 presidential election which he won. Some of his supporters had at the time said even if he presented “NEPA bill” in lieu of credentials, they would still vote for him against the then President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party.


Jonathan lost that election to Buhari. But in the 2019 election, Buhari’s main challenger is former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.




https://punchng.com/inec-chairman-meets-buharis-chief-of-staff-inside-aso-rock/

INEC is not independent. Pdp should checkmate Mahmood Yakubu. To vote is "A" to secure the vote is another ball game.

Buhari must submit his certificate

Hmm, the handshake is going beyond the elbow ...

Abeg wat is INEC chairman meeting d President's Chief of Staff For? Isn't it supposed to b d other way around?

Hmmmm, This is too suspicious

See them! INEC Chair + Buhari + Abba Kyari(COS)

CilicMarin:
Okay!

Just like the lifeless thing that is supposed to be jailed and the key thrown away for his role in the mismanagement of PTF.
Cry us river kid, that will not stop Patriotic Nigerians from chasing the lifeless thing back to his useless village where he can enjoy his retirement with his 150 gay cows whose number is always contant like the k in Maths.

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emmie14:
INEC is not independent. Pdp should checkmate Mahmood Yakubu. To vote is "A" to secure the vote is another ball game.

Nbote:
Abeg wat is INEC chairman meeting d President's Chief of Staff For? Isn't it supposed to b d other way around?

Racoon:
See them! INEC Chair + Buhari + Abba Kyari(COS)

4kDdullard:
Just like the lifeless thing that is supposed to be jailed and the key thrown away for his role in the mismanagement of PTF.
Cry us river kid, that will not stop Patriotic Nigerians from chasing the lifeless thing back to his useless village where he can enjoy his retirement with his 150 gay cows whose number is always contant like the k in Maths.

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It seems you are all suffering from incurable selective amnesia, it is normal that prior to imminent general elections, the INEC boss meets with the Presidency and some other stakeholders in the elections so as to discuss matters concerning the success of the election.

If GEJ does it, it is right but if Buhari follows precedents, it is wrong.

emmie14:
INEC is not independent. Pdp should checkmate Mahmood Yakubu. To vote is "A" to secure the vote is another ball game.

Shut up .
But Inec was independent when PDP won gubernatorial elections in Rivers and other senatorial bye elections in other states

Bolusticus:




It seems you are all suffering from incurable selective amnesia, it is normal that prior to imminent general elections, the INEC boss meets with the Presidency and some other stakeholders in the elections so as to discuss matters concerning the success of the election.

If GEJ does it, it is right but if Buhari follows precedents, it is wrong.

Oga shut up jare... It is normal for d President's Chief of Staff to meet with d INEC chief to discuss what exactly? D report u provided indicated Jonathan met with INEC chief AND SECURITY CHIEFS abi?? ZonB

Bolusticus:




It seems you are all suffering from incurable selective amnesia, it is normal that prior to imminent general elections, the INEC boss meets with the Presidency and some other stakeholders in the elections so as to discuss matters concerning the success of the election.

If GEJ does it, it is right but if Buhari follows precedents, it is wrong.

Why should the lifeless illiterate thing copy Gej?
You defence is as weak as the lifeless thing ruling Nigeria at present.

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Nbote:


Oga shut up jare... It is normal for d President's Chief of Staff to meet with d INEC chief to discuss what exactly? D report u provided indicated Jonathan met with INEC chief AND SECURITY CHIEFS abi?? ZonB

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Even with evidence that there is a precedence for the action of the INEC Chairman, you are still rumbling bitterly.

BTW, what is the business of a Biafran in Nigeria's election?

Alepa:

Shut up .
But Inec was independent when PDP won gubernatorial elections in Rivers and other senatorial bye elections in other states

So you actually expected the APC to win the 2015 guber elections in Rivers state? The political capital of the south-south region? What manner of goof do you peeps smoke?

SIR PRODUCE YOUR CERTIFICATE THAT IS ALL WE ARE AFTER.STOP RUNNING FROM CEILING TO POST.

May be the chairman is part of PMB's staff.


Its like Nigerian's opinion doesn't count again. INEC is either not independent or not appearing to be independent.

This is not fair. My landlord came this morning shouting "where is ur house rent!!!"
I said it's with the military.
As I'm talking u; my bag, spoon, pot every thing dey outside.

Bolusticus:
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Even with evidence that there is a precedence for the action of the INEC Chairman, you are still rumbling bitterly.

BTW, what is the business of a Biafran in Nigeria's election?

Why do U lots choose to b stupid most of d times?? In ur demented reality anyone who questions d credibility of d govt is an IPOB or Biafran agitator or PDP sympathizer?? Dat alone shows d level of daftness in u lots...

Bolusticus:




It seems you are all suffering from incurable selective amnesia, it is normal that prior to imminent general elections, the INEC boss meets with the Presidency and some other stakeholders in the elections so as to discuss matters concerning the success of the election.

If GEJ does it, it is right but if Buhari follows precedents, it is wrong.

Hamza Al-Mustapha, presidential candidate of Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), did not submit his his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

All the aspirants seeking elective positions in the country ought to submit certain documents, including their academic credentials, to the commission.

But Al-Mustapha, a retired major in the Nigerian army, told the commission his documents are in possession of the military"

It have become a routine. Yes. Keep supporting and defending evil. Evil men who trade on human beings body parts. Nothing is evil before you. I don't blame you

gdonj1:
This is not fair. My landlord came this morning shouting "where is ur house rent!!!"
I said it's with the military.
As I'm talking u; my bag, spoon, pot every thing dey outside.

"Hamza Al-Mustapha, presidential candidate of Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), did not submit his his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

All the aspirants seeking elective positions in the country ought to submit certain documents, including their academic credentials, to the commission.

But Al-Mustapha, a retired major in the Nigerian army, told the commission his documents are in possession of the military"

Nbote:


Why do U lots choose to b stupid most of d times?? In ur demented reality anyone who questions d credibility of d govt is an IPOB or Biafran agitator or PDP sympathizer?? Dat alone shows d level of daftness in u lots...

Imagin!! Is a routine now not to submit credentials to the INEC .

"Hamza Al-Mustapha, presidential candidate of Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), did not submit his his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

All the aspirants seeking elective positions in the country ought to submit certain documents, including their academic credentials, to the commission.

But Al-Mustapha, a retired major in the Nigerian army, told the commission his documents are in possession of the military"

Inec lacks independence

Getting paid for reelection that will come up soon and making every tactics right....


INEC under this administration can never hold a free and fair election....

Alepa:

Shut up .
But Inec was independent when PDP won gubernatorial elections in Rivers and other senatorial bye elections in other states

"Hamza Al-Mustapha, presidential candidate of Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), did not submit his his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

All the aspirants seeking elective positions in the country ought to submit certain documents, including their academic credentials, to the commission.

But Al-Mustapha, a retired major in the Nigerian army, told the commission his documents are in possession of the military"

4kDdullard:
Why should the lifeless illiterate thing copy Gej?
You defence is as weak as the lifeless thing ruling Nigeria at present.

I hope you won't kill yasef when the obituary of Atiku is announced nxt yr

bamidelee:

I hope you won't kill yasef when the obituary of Atiku is announced nxt yr

Guees you know that Nigerians are not fools like the lifeless one's zombies so don't commit suicide till next year.


According to Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, former ACF Political Secretary, a security surveillance expert and erstwhile adviser on politics, security and economy to the late ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Wazirin Jema’a, Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed, “if we have to obey the zoning order it has to be from the North and while it is there we are trying to make sure we put our best foot forward.


“Buhari has disappointed everybody. He is not our best foot forward, if we put him on the scale of things in Nigeria. As for Atiku, as bad and dysfunctional as the situation is, he is better than Buhari a million times. So, if the rule of Pharaoh, if Buhari is insisting on going on to rule Nigeria, God that removed Pharaoh will remove Buhari. And that is what we are thinking right now.

“Atiku, even though people criticize him, he is the best we can give at the moment. He understands leadership. All the things happening in Nigeria and all that happened between him and other aspirants is about one Nigeria, not about anti-corruption. Nigeria belongs to all of us. With the corruption Buhari is fighting they are still stealing black and blue in Aso Rock.

“If Buhari and his household are enjoying Nigeria’s money why should the poor people continue to wallow in poverty and squalor? So, Atiku is bringing a ray of hope for Nigerians and that is why they will vote for him.”

But how can INEC be so contemptuous by telling Nigerians to go to court?
The constitution is clear,minimum waec and failure to produce same INEC is constitutionally bound to reject the candidacy.
Guess Kyari has called Yakubu not to take any action because they are now seeing the matter is gaining widespread outrage and demand on action to be taken by INEC.