Nigeria’s former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has formally assumed duty as the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the State of Qatar.
Ambassador Yakubu arrived in Doha on Wednesday and was received at the airport by the Director of the Protocol Department of Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ibrahim Yousif Abdullah Fakhro.
He was joined by 13 African Ambassadors, the Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, GECF, Dr Philip Mshelbila, and the President of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Qatar, Mr Michael Ndukaihe Ihekwaba.
A statement signed by Rabiu Ibrahim,
Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohamed, said that Yakubu brings to his new diplomatic assignment a distinguished record of public service.
He was the INEC Chairman from 2015 to 2025 and oversaw major electoral reforms that strengthened Nigeria’s electoral process.
The statement said that his appointment to Qatar reflects the Federal Government’s confidence in his leadership.
He is expected to further strengthen relations between Nigeria and Qatar, particularly in trade, investment, energy, education, and people-to-people exchanges.
