President Tinubu Swears In Two New National Commissioners

Two new National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were on Monday sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

They are Alhaji Abdulrazaq Tukur Yusuf and Professor Sunday Nwambam Aja, representing the North West and South East geopolitical zones respectively.

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Tukur possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bayero University, Kano; a postgraduate diploma in Economics from Bradford University, England and a Master of Arts degree from Leeds University, also in England.

He has substantial experience in electoral planning and administration, having worked in various senior and management capacities at INEC for over 24 years before retiring as a Director.

Aja acquired a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka in 1998; a Master of Education (M.Ed) degree in Educational Administration and Planning also from UNN in 2004; and a Doctorate (PhD) in the same discipline from Ebonyi State University in 2012.

He taught at the Ebonyi State University from 2006 until his new appointment.