Meet The New INEC Chairman, Amb. Mohammad Wali

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has named its National Commissioner, Ambassador Mohammad Wali, as successor to Prof. Attahiru Jega, who took over from Prof. Maurice Iwu, and officially bowed out of the commission as chairman today (Tuesday, June 30).

Prof. Wali who hails from Sanyima town in Tambuwal LGA of Sokoto State, north-west Nigeria, would, however, be acting the INEC Chairman till August 11, 2015, when his tenure ends.

Before his appointment as INEC National Commissioner, Wali was an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and Chief Executive Officer, Development Strategies International (DSI).