Tinubu Approves Appointment of 10 New INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners
Oru Leonard
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of ten (10) 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.
In a State House press statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, the appointment is in line with the 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).
The new RECs are; Mr. Etekamba Umoren— Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola—Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Mr. Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji—Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Mr. Shehu Wahab—Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner.
Others are; Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi—Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Mr. Aminu Kasimu Idris— Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Prof. Mohammed Yelwa—Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Dr. Anugbum Onuoha—Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner and Mr. Isma’ila Kaura Moyi—Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner.
Ngelale said that President Tinubu expects the new appointees to abide by the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties, in accordance with his determination to facilitate the establishment of a new and sustainable standard of transparent, fair, and conflict-free electoral conduct.
(TSN)
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