Tinubu asks Senate to confirm Abubakar as INEC commissioner, Yusuf as NAHCON chairman

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the appointment of Adm. Jamila Abubakar (rtd) as the National Commissioner representing Adamawa State at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary in Abuja on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

The president stated: “In compliance with the provisions of section 154 of section 1 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the Senate the appointment of Admiral Jamila Abubakar Sadiq retired as Commissioner representing Adamawa state at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“While I hope that the senate will consider and confirm the nominee expeditiously, please accept, the Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration.”

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Akpabio, thereafter, referred the request to the Senate Committee on INEC for further legislative inputs and to return back to plenary in one week.

Tinubu, in a separate letter, also urged the Senate to confirm the nomination of Ismail Yusuf for appointment as the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

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Tinubu, in the letter, said the request for the confirmation of the appointment was in accordance with the provisions of section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2026.

“While it is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the appointment expeditiously, please accept, Mr Senate President and distinguished Senators, the assurances of my highest regards,” he noted.

Akpabio equally referred the request to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for further legislative inputs and to report back to plenary in one week.