“I am absolutely responsible for the coordination of the secretariat for the collation of results,” he added. The electoral body has come under criticism over its appointment of Zakari to head the collation committee. Zakari, who has worked at INEC in other roles, is widely believed to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s niece. PDP’s national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the appointment as a step towards destroying the future of democracy in Nigeria. Zakari was appointed as national commissioner in the INEC representing the entire seven states in the North-West under the Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2011.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2019 19:18 UTC