President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of ten new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) who disclosed this in an updated statement said the move was based on powers vested in the president by Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, Amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022).
According to Ngelale, the nominated RECs include: Mr. Etekamba Umoren — Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner; r. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner; Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner and Mr. Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Others are Mr. Shehu Wahab — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner; 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
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, Ngelale said.
