The Senate on Wednesday confirmed five individuals for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This decision followed the Senate’s consideration of a report presented by its Committee on Electoral Matters, which had screened the nominees. Senator Simon Lalong, Chairman of the Committee, laid the report before the Senate during plenary.
The nominees had earlier been screened on Tuesday, May 6, by the Committee, which was formerly chaired by Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Ali.
The newly confirmed RECs are: Umar Yusuf Garba (Kano), Sa’ad Umar Idris (Bauchi), Chukwuemeka Ibeziako (Anambra), Umar Mukhtar (Borno), and Dr. Johnson Alalibo Simikiem (Bayelsa).
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Following the confirmation, Senate President Godswill Akpabio urged the appointees to live up to expectations and carry out their responsibilities with commitment.
“I believe that with the calibre of nominees that we have confirmed today, the President has again injected fresh and capable individuals into the INEC.
It is hoped that they would work to enhance the work and electoral processes of the Commission as well as boost its performance,” Akpabio said.
