Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Agbamuche-Mbu, the most senior National Commissioner and a respected legal practitioner, assumes the role in line with INEC's internal succession policy, which mandates that the most senior Commissioner steps in pending the appointment of a substantive chairman.

Hailing from Delta State in the South-South, Agbamuche-Mbu brings over 30 years of legal and administrative experience to the position. Colleagues describe her as a calm, reform-driven leader known for integrity and institutional discipline.

Born in Kano State, she began her education at St. Louis Secondary School before earning a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1984 and was called to the Nigerian Bar the ...