– The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, is to bag an excellence award at the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)
– Others to receive the same award are Mansur Ahmed, the president of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and Suleiman Hussaini Adamu, a co-founder of Integrated Engineering Association Kaduna
– NIPR in Kaduna said that Yakubu, Ahmed and Adamu are deserving of the honour due to their exceptional services to the nation
Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, the chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to be a recipient of the excellence award at the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)’s annual general meeting, public lecture and awards in to be held in Kaduna.
Others to bag the same honour are Engineer Mansur Ahmed, the president of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Engineer Suleiman Hussaini Adamu, a co-founder of Integrated Engineering Association Kaduna and a ministerial nominee, Daily Trust reports.
Bashir Chedi, the chairman of the Kaduna chapter of the NIPR, said that Yakubu, Ahmed and Adamu are deserving of the awards due to their exceptional services to the country.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the INEC had said it would not call any witness in defence of the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
INEC’s lawyer, Yunus Usman (SAN), announced this on Monday, July 29, at the resumption of proceedings at the presidential election petition court.
Legit.ng gathered that by the court’s schedule, INEC was expected to open its defence on Monday but when the case was called, Usman said they have scrutinised the evidence by witnesses called by the petitioners and found that there was no need for it.
Source: Legit.ng
