Tinubu Appoints Nine INEC Resident Commissioners

 


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).


The new appointments were made known in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday.


The statement read: “By powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, Amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine (9) new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.”


Those appointed include:


Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner


Mr. Bamidele Agbede — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner


Mr. Jani Adamu Bello — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner


Dr. Taiye Ilayasu — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner


Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi — Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner


Alhaji Yahaya Bello — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner


Prof. Mohammed Yalwa — Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner.


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