Newscenter Media News President Bola Tinubu forwarded the names of three individuals to the Senate for confirmation as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).
The nominees are Prof. Tukur A. Tukur (North-West), Prof. Sunday Ajah (South-East), and Fayesimi Ibiyemi (Ondo).
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read out the president’s letter during Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja.
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“This is a crucial step towards ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of our electoral process,” Akpabio noted.
The Senate has subsequently referred the request to the Committee on INEC for further review and consideration.
The committee is expected to report back to the Senate in a few days.
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