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15 Resident Electoral Commissioners Has Been Approved By Senate

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8 years ago

June 1, 2017

15 Residential Electoral Commissioners(REC) out of the 27 sent by President Mohammed Buhari in March has been approved by the Senate.

The Nigerian senate so far has confirmed 15 of the 27 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).

The approval was made following the adoption of the report submitted by Sen. Suleiman M. Nazif.

Sen. Suleiman M. Nazif is the Chairman of the Committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Nazif said that the remaining 12 nominees were still undergoing screening though all the 27 have been cleared by the security agencies.

It should be noted that President Buhari had sent the 27 REC nominees to the Senate for confirmation in compliance with section 14(3)(a) of the third schedule of the 1999 constitution(amended).

Below are the list of the confirmed nominees and their states;

S/N Names States

1 Godswill Obioma Abia

2 Ahmed Makama Bauchi

3 James Apam Benue

4 Nwachukwu Orji Ebonyi

5 Iloh Chuks Enugu

6 Nentawe Yilwada Plateau

7 Umar Ibrahim Taraba

8 Emeka Joseph Imo

9 Obo Effanga Cross River

10 Francis Ezeonu Anambra

11 Briyai Frankland Bayelsa

12 Ibrahim Abdullahi Adamawa

13 Agboke Olaleke Ogun

14 Hussaini Pai FCT

15 Sadiq Musa Kaduna

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