President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm the appointments of five nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday Tinubu noted that the nominations were in line with Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution.
“In compliance with the provision of Section 154(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the following five (5) nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),” the letter read.
Persecondnews reports that the five nominees are Umar Yusuf Garba (Kano), Saad Umar (Bauchi), Chukwuemeka C. Ibeziako (Anambra), Mohammad I. Ngoshe (Borno), and Dr. Owede Kosioma Eli (Bayelsa).
Tinubu urged the Senate to consider and confirm the nominees expeditiously, saying “While hoping that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominees in the usual expeditious manner, please accept Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration”.
In a separate correspondence, President Tinubu sought confirmation for the nomination of Nwakuche Sylvester Ndidi as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
The nomination aligns with Section 3(1)(b) of the NCoS Act, 2019.
Tinubu also urged the Senate to approve the nomination expeditiously, highlighting the critical role of the Correctional Service in Nigeria’s justice system.
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