PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated four new national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The development was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement on Friday.
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News Point Nigeria reports that the nominees’ appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate, as the President seeks to fill the vacant positions ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
Dr Bala Bila, the national commissioner representing the North-East, has been reappointed to the position.
The Presidency named Professor Mustapha Aliu as the new national commissioner representing the North-West, where he will replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru.
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Bashir Muhammed Umar was also nominated to replace Professor Muhammad Adamu as the national commissioner representing the North-Central.
President Tinubu also recommended Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State, as the new national commissioner representing the South-West.
Babalola will replace Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.
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The two new resident electoral commissioners nominated by the President are retired Permanent Secretary Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, who will represent Ekiti State, and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi, from Jigawa State, who will replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.
President Tinubu urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation of the nominees in view of the forthcoming general elections scheduled for next January.
