Former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ambassador Ahmed Alghazali, has passed away at the age of 84.
Alghazali, who also served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Iran and Saudi Arabia, was a key figure during the June 12 presidential election, which was later annulled by former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida.

Prior to his role at INEC, he was the permanent secretary and head of service in the Borno State Civil Service, and he also chaired the Federal Civil Service Commission before his retirement in 2011. His son, Abdulhamid Al-Gazali, announced the news of his death on social media.

Alghazali will be buried today at the Gazali Family Masjid in Fezzan Ward, Maiduguri, in accordance with Islamic traditions.