Tinubu nominates four national, two resident commissioners for INEC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, nominated four new National Commissioners and two new Resident Electoral Commissioners to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) created by expiring tenures.

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the names of the nominees had been forwarded to the Senate for scrutiny and confirmation.

Onanuga said the President had also reappointed Bala Bila, the National Commissioner, representing the North East.

The new National Commissioners are Mustapha Aliu, who will replace Abdullahi Zuru as the North West representative; and Bashir Muhammed Umar, who will replace Muhammad Adamu as the North Central representative.

President Tinubu also recommended Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun as the new South West Ntional Commissioner to replace Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24, 2026.

The two new Resident Electoral Commissioners are retired Permanent Secretary Samuel Akinleye to represent Ekiti State and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi, from Jigawa State, who will replace Saidu Babura.

President Tinubu, therefore, urged the Senate to expedite the nominees’ confirmation in view of the forthcoming General elections starting next year January.