Buhari Writes Senate To Confirm 19 Nominees As INEC Commissioners
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of 19 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the Senate for confirmation.
The Presidential request which was read on the floor of the upper chamber of the National Assembly by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday was contained in a letter dated July 25, 2022.
In the letter, President Buhari said that the request was in accordance with the provisions of Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Buhari said that the nomination of five of the nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners are for renewal, while the 14 others are for fresh appointments.
He listed the nominees for confirmation to include; Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa – Renewal); Obo O. Effanga (Cross River – Renewal); Umar Ibrahim (Taraba – Renewal); Dr. Agboke Mutiu Olaleke (Ogun – Renewal); and Prof. Samuel E. Egwu (Kogi – Renewal).
Others include; Onyeka Pauline Ugochi (Imo), Prof. Muhammad Lawal Bashir (Sokoto), Prof. Ayobami Salami (Oyo), Amb. Zango Abdussamadu Abdu (Katsina), Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Agwu (Ebonyi), and Dr. Agundu Oliver Tersoo (Benue).
The list also include; Yomere Gabriel Oritsemlebi (Delta), Prof. Yahaya Makarfi Ibrahim (Kaduna), Dr. Nura Ali (Kano), Agu Sylvia Uchenna (Enugu), Ahmed Yushau Garki (FCT), Barr. Hudu Yunusa (Bauchi), Prof. Uzochukwu Ikemefuna Chijioke (Anambra) and Mohammed B. Nura (Yobe).
