At
the national assembly plenary on Wednesday, members of the senate
confirmed 15 resident electoral commissioners of INEC out of the 27
nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari.
A total of 15 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the
Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) out of the 27 nominees sent by
President Muhammadu Buhari, have been confirmed by the Nigerian Senae on
Wednesday.
The chairman of the senate committee on INEC, Suleiman Nazif, while
presenting his report, explained that the remaining 12 nominees were
still undergoing screening.
He said that the other 12 RECs would be brought forward for
confirmation once the committee is through with its screening, adding
that all the 27 nominees were cleared by the security agencies.
Here are the names of the 15 Nominees confirmed by the Senate;
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