Abuja, Oct. 26, 2023 – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a five-year term each.
Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the appointments were made by the president in exercise of 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),
The appointments are subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
The new appointees are:
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 (GBN)
