The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, screened and confirmed seven out of the ten persons nominated by President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
President Tinubu had nominated ten persons for the REC positions for a five-year term each in accordance with the provisions of Section 154(1) of the Constitution.
Those nominated were:
Etekamba Umoren — Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Oluwatoyin Babalola — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Shehu Wahab — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi — Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Aminu Kasimu Idris — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Prof. Mohammed Yelwa — Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Dr. Anugbum Onuoha — Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Isma’ila Kaura Moyi — Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner.
Earlier during plenary on Wednesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio had read Tinubu’s letter requesting legislative confirmation for the nominees.
However, after the screening, seven of the nominees were confirmed while three others were not confirmed.
Those screened and confirmed by the Senators are:
Etekamba Umoren — Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Oluwatoyin Babalola — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Shehu Wahab — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Aminu Kasimu Idris — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq – Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner
The REC nominees not confirmed are Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers State), Isma’ila Kaura Moyi (Zamfara State), and Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos State).
All three were not confirmed because they did not appear for screening.