INEC swears in Mahmuda Isah as FCT REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday swore in Mahmuda Isah as Resident Electoral Commission (REC).

INEC Chairman’s Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi confirmed this in a statement on Monday.

Oyekanmi said that Isah took his oath of office during the commission’s weekly meeting, which had the Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission in attendance.

He quoted Yakubu as advising Isah to be loyal to the Nigerian people and always abide by the provisions of the law.

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Isah was first appointed in January 2018 and he served in both Jigawa and Kaduna States before he was redeployed to the Federal Capital Territory.