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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated four new national commissioners and two new resident electoral commissioners to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this Friday in a statement.
According to the statement, their appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
It added that Dr. Bala Bila, the national commissioner representing the North-east, was re-appointed.
The statement named the new national commissioners as Professor Mustapha Aliu, who will replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as the North- west representative and Bashir Muhammed Umar, who will replace Professor Muhammad Adamu as the North-central representative.
The statement added that President Tinubu recommended Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, the resident electoral commissioner in Osun state, as the new South-west national commissioner.
She will replace Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.
The two new resident electoral commissioners are retired permanent secretary, Dr. Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, to represent Ekiti state, and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi, from Jigawa state, who will replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.
The president urged the Senate to expedite the nominees’ confirmation as the 2027 general elections approach.
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