BREAKING: Shehu Sani Breaks Silence on Rumors of INEC Chairman Yakubu’s Death: “I Saw Him in White”

Shehu Sani, the senator who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth National Assembly, has reacted to rumours of the demise of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu.

Death rumour of INEC chairman stirs concerns

A report on Saturday, December 14, alleged that Yakubu had died in London following a “brief illness”.

In a swift reaction to the development, INEC’s Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, dismissed the rumour that its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, passed away at a London hospital in the United Kingdom.

INEC said in a statement that the fake news narrative circulating on social media appeared on Monday, December 9th, 2024.

The commission said Prof. Yakubu is alive, hale, and hearty and has not travelled to London in the last two years.

INEC chairman’s death: Shehu Sani addresses rumour

But Shehu Sani, in a post shared on his X page on Saturday, debunked the rumours.

The former Kaduna senator and PDP chieftain, Sani tweeted:

“An Online media reported that the INEC Chair is dead, yesterday I saw him in white. May be it’s the ghost.”

INEC chairman risks jail term

Earlier, Legit reported that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed a contempt lawsuit against Yakubu.

SERAP filed the suit against the INEC boss for “failing to investigate the allegations of electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections, identify suspected perpetrators and their sponsors, and ensure their effective prosecution.”