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'{{EngvarB|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Mahmood Yakubu | image = | office1 = Chairman of [[Independent National Electoral Commission]] | term_start1 = 9 November 2015 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Amina Zakari]] | successor1 = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962|}} | birth_place = [[Bauchi State]], Nigeria | death_date = | party = | alma_mater = [[Usmanu Danfodiyo University|University of Sokoto]]<br/>[[Wolfson College, Cambridge]]<br/>[[University of Oxford]]<br/>[[Cambridge Commonwealth Trust]] }} '''Mahmood Yakubu''' (born 1962) is a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] academic and current chairman of [[Independent National Electoral Commission]] (INEC).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/breaking-buhari-appoints-mahmood-yakubu-as-inec-chairman/|title=Breaking: Buhari appoints Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman |work=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard Newspaper]]|last=Nwabughiogu|first=Levinus|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> Mahmood was appointed to office by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]] on 21 October 2015, succeeding [[Amina Zakari]], who served as acting chairman.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://businessdayonline.com/2015/10/buhari-names-mahmood-yakubu-new-inec-chairman/|title=Buhari appoints Yakubu new INEC chairman|work=[[Business Day (Nigeria)|Business Day]]|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> He is widely seen as rigging the February 25th 2023 Presidential election in favor of Senator [[Bola Tinubu|Bola Tinubu.]] == Early life and education == Mahmood Yakubu was born in [[Bauchi State]], Northern Nigeria. He completed his basic and secondary school education at Kobi Primary School and Government Teachers College, Toro, respectively.<ref name="ya">{{cite news|url=https://www.naij.com/612647-top-13-facts-know-new-inec-boss.html|title=Top 13 Facts About The New INEC Chairman|work=[[Naij]]|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Chairman – Official Newspaper of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria|url=https://inecnews.com/the-chairman/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> He proceeded to the University of Sokoto (now [[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]), where he became the first and, to date, only Nigerian from the North to obtain a [[British undergraduate degree classification#First-class honours|first-class degree]] certificate in [[history]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/5-things-to-know-about-new-inec-chairman-yakubu/|title=5 things to know about new INEC chairman, Yakubu|last=Ajasa|first=Olufemi|work=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard Newspaper]]|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> At postgraduate level, he studied international relations at [[Wolfson College, Cambridge|Wolfson College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Akoni |first=Fela |title=President's Letter to Members |date=January 2015 |url=https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/files/documents/president_newsletter.pdf |publisher=Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref> graduating with master's degree in 1987,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/the-chairman/ |title=The Chairman |author=<!--not stated--> |date=<!--not stated--> |website= |publisher=Independent National Election Commission |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref> and [[History of Nigeria|Nigerian history]] at the [[University of Oxford]], graduating with a doctorate in 1991.<ref name="ya" /> The Bauchi State Government offered him a scholarship to study at both the [[University of Cambridge]] and the University of Oxford.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dailytimes.com.ng/meet-professor-mahmood-yakubu-54-new-inec-boss/|title=Meet Professor Mahmood Yakubu, 54, New INEC Boss|work=[[Daily Times of Nigeria]]|last=Sulaiman|first=Adedeji|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> He went on to become a three-time recipient of the [[Overseas Research Scholarship]], and also won the [[Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan|Commonwealth Scholarship]] from the Association of Commonwealth Universities.<ref name="ya" /> == Career == Yakubu is a lecturer, [[guerrilla warfare]] expert, and Professor of [[Political history|Political History]] and International Studies at the [[Nigerian Defence Academy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/politics/professor-yakubu-profile-of-nigeria-s-new-inec-chairman/116338.html|title=Professor Yakubu: Profile of Nigeria's new INEC chairman|work=Daily Trust|last=Mac-Leva|first=Fidelis|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref> Prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood served as the executive secretary of the [[Tertiary Education Trust Fund]], being appointed to office in 2007 by then-President [[Umaru Musa Yar'Adua]].<ref name="yak">{{cite news|url=http://pulse.ng/local/mahmood-yakubu-10-things-you-should-know-about-new-inec-chairman-id4281136.html|title=10 things you should know about new INEC Chairman|work=Pulse Nigeria|last=Sotubo|first=Jola|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newmail-ng.com/buhari-appoints-prof-mahmood-yakubu-new-inec-boss/|title=Buhari appoints Prof. Mahmood Yakubu new INEC boss|work=New Mail (Nigeria)|last=Ajagunna|first=Friday|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> During his tenure as secretary, a National Book Development Fund was established, supporting 102 journals of professional associations.<ref name="ya" /> Yakubu also served as Assistant Secretary of Finance and Administration at the [[2014 National Conference, Nigeria|2014 National Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenaijaverdict.com/2015/10/facts-about-professor-mahmud-yakubu-the-new-inec-chairman/|title=Facts About Professor Mahmud Yakubu, the New INEC Chairman|publisher=Naija Verdict|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> In 2013, he was awarded an honorary fellowship to the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tempoonline.com.ng/facts-about-the-new-inec-chairman/|title=Facts about the new INEC Chairman|publisher=Tempo Online|date=21 October 2015|accessdate=21 October 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 7 January 2019, he released a new voting system for the 2019 general election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Television |first1=Oak |title=2019: INEC releases new voting method |url=https://oak.tv/2019-inec-releases-new-voting-method/ |website=OAK TV |accessdate=8 January 2019 |date=7 January 2019}}</ref> The Nigeria polls conducted by Professor Mahmood Yakubu in the 2023 General Election is believed to be the best elections ever conducted in the history of Nigeria with the introduction of the BVAS that helped to checkmate over voting which characterised Nigeria electoral system for since 1999. ==Controversy == *In the 2023 Nigerian elections, Mahmood Yakubu oversaw the most corrupt presidential elections held in Nigerian history since 1999. A petittion for his removal as the chairman of INEC was filed and sent to court pending approval. His charges are that he manipulated the elections by encouraging vote buying, electoral violence and overall rigging. It is alleged that the technical systems responsible for documenting votes that his administration introduced malfunctioned during the electoral process which made for a condusive environment for rigging of the 2023 Nigerian elections. == Works == * {{cite book|author1=Mahmood Yakubu|author2=Nigerian Defence Academy|title=Crisis and conflict management in Nigeria since 1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=biiFAAAAIAAJ|date=2005|publisher=Nigerian Defence Academy|isbn=978-978-135-140-2}} * {{cite book|author=Alhaji Mahmood Yakubu|title=Western Education in Northern Nigeria: Challenges and Strategies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tonsAAAAMAAJ|date=1996|publisher=National Gamji Memorial Club|isbn=978-978-32931-0-6}} * {{cite book|author=Mahmood Yakubu|title=Emirs and politicians: reform, reaction and recrimination in Northern Nigeria, 1950-1966|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dMuAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Baraka|isbn=978-978-32931-5-1}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} {{INEC}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yakubu, Mahmood}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Members of the Independent National Electoral Commission]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian Muslims]] [[Category:People from Bauchi State]] [[Category:Usmanu Danfodiyo University alumni]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholars]] [[Category:Alumni of Wolfson College, Cambridge]] [[Category:Nigerian Defence Academy people]]'