From , Abuja
President Bola Tinubu yesterday urged the Senate to screen and confirm 10 nominees for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at plenary.
The RECs nominees are – Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom); Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo); Oluwatoyin Babalola (Ekiti); Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji (Gombe); Shehu Wahab (Kwara) and Prof. Mohammed Yelwa (Niger).
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Others are Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers); Isma’ila Kaura Moyi (Zamfara); Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos) and Aminu Kasimu Idris (Nasarawa).
Tinubu asked the lawmakers to give expeditious consideration to his request.