President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the appointments were in accordance to powers vested in the president by Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, (As Amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022).
The commissioners are;
Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Bamidele Agbede — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Jani Adamu Bello — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Taiye Ilayasu — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Bunmi Omoseyindemi — Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Yahaya Bello — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mohammed Yalwa — Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Anugbum Onuoha — Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Abubakar Fawa Dambo — Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Ngelale said 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 in Nigeria.