72 Hours To Elections, Buhari Meets INEC Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmoud Yakbub, over the forthcoming presidential elections.

Naija News reports that the Chief electoral officer met Buhari at the Presidential Villa.

According to Buhari, the unscheduled meeting was at the instance of Yakubu, explaining it was all part of the efforts for the elections to hold successfully.

Buhari stated this while explaining his few minutes of lateness to the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over N12 billion to the military and Nigeria Police Force.

He stated that had been grounded in the electoral body for the five minutes he kept the CACOVID group waiting, reminding all that everything needed to be done for a successful election to be achieved.