{"id":110649,"date":"2024-02-21T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=110649"},"modified":"2024-02-21T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:22:13","slug":"tinubu-may-settle-for-akinyemi-as-inec-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/tinubu-may-settle-for-akinyemi-as-inec-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu may settle for Akinyemi as INEC chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1791522727859511531\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Bayo Davids<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nThere are strong indications that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is considering the appointment of Professor Bolaji Akinyemi as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n<p>Should the appointment be made official, Akinyemi,a Professor of Political Science and International Relations will take over from Prof Mahmood Yakubu<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his verified X handle, publisher and United States of America -based businessman, Jackson Udeh wrote: \u201cBola Tinubu is considering his close confidant and ally, a former External Affairs Minister Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, to take over from Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTinubu has fears that his second term ambition might hit the rock if a loyalist does not head INEC, &#8221; an informant in Aso Rock confirmed to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAkinyemi, 82, was former External Affairs Minister between 1985-1987 under the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He is a die hard supporter of Bola Tinubu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Akinyemi had in the last couple of years spoken in glowing terms about Tinubu and his political grip on Lagos and the entire South-West.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned for his deep knowledge of diplomacy, the octogenarian is also known for his restraint and unwillingness to speak truth to power. 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