INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kogi State, Professor James Apam, has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has but to be told of the dying of Hon. Buba Jibril.
Honorable Buba Jibril died on March 29, 2018 allegedly of issues of diabetes. Until his dying, he represented Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency within the House of Representatives.
Speaking on Wednesday, Apam stated there was no official letter from the House of Reps informing INEC concerning the vacant submit.
He stated: “As a law abiding citizen of the country, we have to wait until we are officially informed that there is a vacancy in the House before we can commence the process of conducting a by-election to fill the position.”