Attahiru Jega
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, 2010–2015
Citation
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, 2010–2015, who conducted the 2011 and 2015 general elections — the latter marking Nigeria’s first democratic transfer of power between parties. Professor of political science; former Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University Kano.
Draft citation, pending ratification by the Selection Council and individual fact-verification ahead of the inaugural induction.