President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each and in line with the powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022).
But the President’s appointment of 10 RECs is subject to Senate confirmation.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, stated this in a statement made available to TheIdeal News on Wednesday.
The new RECs and their states are as follows:
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
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
Mr. Isma’ila Kaura Moyi — Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Ngelale also disclosed 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.
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