Tinubu Appoints Nine New Resident Electoral Commissioners

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) subject to the approval of the Senate.

The newly appointed RECs will serve for a term of five years each.

This was made known in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday.

According to him, the new RECs are, Mr Isah Ehimeakne, Edo; Mr Bamidele Agbede, Ekiti state; Mr Jani Bello, Gombe; Dr Taiye Ilayasu, Kwara and Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, Lagos State.

Others are Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Nasarawa state; Prof. Mohammed Yalwa, Niger; Dr Anugbum Onuoha, Rivers and Mr Abubakar Dambo, Zamfara.

He said, “By 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), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the INEC for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.

“President Tinubu expects the new appointees to abide by the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties.

“And in accordance with his determination to facilitate the establishment of a new and sustainable standard of transparent, fair, and conflict-free electoral conduct in Nigeria.”