By Frank Momoh
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday approved the appointments of 10 Independent National Electoral Resident Commissioners across 10 states respectively.
The Spokesperson for presidency, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement, said the appointments came through the powers vested on the president, citing Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, Amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022).
He said: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of ten (10) new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate:”
The Commissioners include: Etekamba Umoren — Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Shehu Wahab — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi — Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Aminu Kasimu Idris — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Mohammed Yelwa — Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha — Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Isma’ila Kaura Moyi — Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
President Tinubu, according Ngelale, 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.