The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday (today) authorized the appointment of five resident electoral commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to reports, this confirmation followed the presentation of the INEC report by the Senate committee during today’s plenary session.
Umar Yusuf Garba, Chukwuemeka Obeziako, Sa’ad Umar Idris, Umar Mukhtar, and Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem are the people who have been verified. Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution was followed in making these appointees.
Under the direction of Senator Sharafadeen Alli of Oyo South, the committee confirmed that the candidates met the requirements for their positions. It is expected that each of the recently appointed RECs would hold office for a period of five years.
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On March 18, President Bola Tinubu sent a letter to the Senate outlining the nominations for the new RECs.
The letter states, “I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the senate the appointment of the following five (5) nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in accordance with the provision of section 154(1) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) constitution.”
The Honorable Senate is asked to take note of this letter, which replaces my previous one dated March 12th, tagged pres134/2. It is the result of my evaluation and approval of the Borno State commissioner’s reappointment for a second term.
