The Senate on Wednesday approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Bola Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The remaining three nominees were not present for screening.
The nominees approved are Mr Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom State), Mr Isha Ehimeakne (Edo State), Barrister Oluwatoyin Babalola (Ekiti State), Mr Abubakar Ahmed (Gombe State), Shehu Wahab (Kwara State), Aminu Idris (Nasarawa State) and Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq (Niger State.
The confirmation follows President Tinubu’s request on Wednesday for confirmation of the nomination of the RECs for INEC in accordance with the provisions of Section 154(1) of the Constitution.
Last week, the President 10 nominees for a five-year term each.
