Tinubu appoints Yahaya Bello, 8 others as new independent national electoral commission resident commissioners
The Nigeria’s 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.
Penpushing reports that the appointees include Yahaya Bello (Nasarawa State), Isah Shaka Ehimeakne(Edo State), Bamidele Agbede(Ekiti State),Jani Adamu Bello(Gombe State),Taiye Ilayasu (Kwara State),Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos State).
The statement others are Mohammed Yalwa (Niger State) Anugbum Onuoh(Rivers State),Abubakar Fawa Dambo(Zamfara State) adding that the appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.
Penpushing further reports that the president made the appointments based on the 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 statement stated that the President 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.
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