Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of 10 RECs.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, October 31, asked the Senate to screen and confirm 10 nominees for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio at plenary.
The RECs nominees are; Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom), Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo), Oluwatoyin Babalola (Ekiti), Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji (Gombe), Shehu Wahab (Kwara) and Prof. Mohammed Yelwa (Niger).
Others are Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers), Isma’ila Kaura Moyi (Zamfara), Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos) and Aminu Kasimu Idris (Nasarawa).
Tinubu in his letter asked members of the red chamber to give expeditious consideration to his request.
Credit: The Nation Newspaper
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