President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm 19 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at plenary on Tuesday.
Buhari, in the letter, said the request was made in accordance with the section 154 (1) of Nigeria’s constitution, adding that he was renewing the appointment of five RECs, while the remaining 14 were new appointments.
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The RECs whose appointments were renewed include Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa) Obo O. Effanga (Cross River), Umar Ibrahim (Taraba), Agboke Mutiu Olaleke (Ogun), and Samuel E. Egwu (Kogi).
The new appointments are Onyeka Pauline Ugochi (Imo), Muhammad Lawal Bashir (Sokoto), Ayobami Salami (Oyo), Zango Abdussamadu Abdu (Katsina), Queen Elizabeth Agwu (Ebonyi); and Agundu Oliver Tersoo (Benue).
Others include Yomere Gabriel Oritsemlebi (Delta), Yahaya Makarfi Ibrahim (Kaduna), Nura Ali (Kano), Agu Sylvia Uchenna (Enugu), Ahmed Yushau Garki (FCT), Hudu Yunusa (Bauchi), Uzochukwu Ikemefuna Chijioke (Anambra), and Mohammed B. Nura (Yobe).
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