Name of 15 RECs confirmed by Senate
Name of 15 RECs confirmed by Senate. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) out of the 27 names sent to it by the Presidency.
The confirmation followed consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC presented by its acting Chairman, Sen. Suleiman Nazif during Thursday’s plenary.
The Senate resolved to confirm the remaining 12 nominees at a later date.
Name of 15 RECs confirmed by Senate
The name of 15 RECs confirmed by Senate listed below:
| Names of REC | State |
| Prof. Godswill Obioma | Abia |
| James Apam | Benue |
| Dr Nwachukwu Orji | Ebonyi |
| Dr Iloh Chuks | Enugu |
| Dr Nentawe Yilwatda | Plateau |
| Umar Ibrahim | Taraba |
| Mr Emeka Joseph | Imo |
| Obo Effanga | Cross River |
| Prof. Francis Ezeonu | Anambra |
| Dr Briyai Frankland | Bayelsa |
| Ibrahim Abdullahi | Adamawa |
| Agboke Olaleke | Ogun |
| Hussaini Pai | Federal Capital Territory |
| Ahmad Makama | Bauchi |
| Sadiq Musa | Kaduna |
Nazif had while presenting the reports, informed the Senate that although all the 27 nominees had been cleared by relevant security agencies, the committee was only able to conclude the screening of 15.
According to him, the committee had scrutinized all the relevant documents of the nominees and was satisfied with the qualification, experience and suitability of 15 nominees in the first batch.
The remaining 12 nominees are still undergoing screening by the committee,” Suleiman said.
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