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    Tinubu Appoints Nine INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners

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    By powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, Amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine (9) new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate:

    Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Mr. Bamidele Agbede — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Mr. Jani Adamu Bello — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Dr. Taiye Ilayasu — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi — Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Alhaji Yahaya Bello — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Prof. Mohammed Yalwa — Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Dr. Anugbum Onuoha — Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    Mr. Abubakar Fawa Dambo — Zamfara State Resident Electoral Commissioner

    President Tinubu expects the new appointees to abide by the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties, in accordance with his determination to facilitate the establishment of a new and sustainable standard of transparent, fair, and conflict-free electoral conduct in Nigeria.

    Chief Ajuri Ngelale

    Special Adviser to the President

    (Media & Publicity)

    October 25, 2023

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