Tinubu Appoints 4 INEC National Commissioners, 2 RECs

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated four new national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners (RECs) to fill crucial vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The appointments were announced in an official statement released on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who confirmed that the nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.

Under the new reconstitutions, Dr. Bala Bila, who serves as the national commissioner representing the North East, was reappointed for another term.

Detailing the changes among the national commissioners, the Presidency announced Professor Mustapha Aliu as the candidate to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru for the North West region, while Bashir Muhammed Umar was nominated to succeed Professor Muhammad Adamu for the North Central geopolitical zone.

In addition, President Tinubu nominated Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, who currently serves as the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, as the new national commissioner representing the South West.

She is set to take over from Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure as South West national commissioner officially expires on October 24.

For the Resident Electoral Commissioners, the President nominated retired permanent secretary Dr. Samuel Akinjide Akinleye to represent Ekiti State, and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi from Jigawa State to succeed Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.

Following the submission of the list, President Tinubu urged the Senate to expedite the screening and confirmation process for the nominees in anticipation of upcoming electoral activities.