It’s a lie, Mahmood Yakubu not useless – INEC

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has debunked the hearsay that its Chairman Mahmood Yakubu died in London.

The Fee in an announcement launched on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi instructed the members of the general public to ignore the information.

He stated, “Our consideration has been drawn to a faux information narrative circulated by a piece of the social media claiming the purported dying of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a London hospital. The story first appeared on Monday, ninth December 2024.

“We hereby attraction to the general public to ignore the hearsay. Prof. Yakubu is alive, hale and hearty. In truth, he has not travelled to London within the final two years.

“He was current at an interactive assembly with the Home of Representatives Committee on Electoral Issues on Wednesday, eleventh December 2024.

“He additionally chaired the Fee’s assembly with Resident Electoral Commissioners on Thursday, twelfth December 2024. Each occasions have been extensively coated on tv and reported on the entrance pages of most newspapers yesterday, Friday thirteenth December 2024.

“The general public might recall that mischief-makers on the social media carried an analogous faux story in 2021. Three years later, they’re spreading the identical hearsay once more.

“Those that indulge on this follow, in addition to those that unfold it, ought to be conscious of its impact not solely on the person but in addition the broader society.”