The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominations for the remaining three Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi of Lagos State, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha of Rivers State, and Mr. Isma’ila Kaura Moyi of Zamfara State are the nominees.
The trio were not present when the other seven nominees were confirmed on Wednesdays.
The seven nominees confirmed on Wednesday are Mr Etekamba Umoren – Akwaibom; Mr Isha Ehimeakne from Edo; Barr. Oluwatoyin Babalola- Ekiti; Mr Abubakar Ahmed – Gombe; Shehu Wahab – Kwara; Aminu Idris – Nasarawa; Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq – Niger.
The confirmation follows 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.
Tinubu had last week approved the appointment of 10 new RECs for INEC for a five-year term each.