Tinubu appoints new RECs for Gombe, Niger, Zamfara, 6 others

By Egena Sunday Ode

President Bola Tinubu has appointed nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in nine states.
The affected states are Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Rivers and Zamfara.
The appointment which is for a term of five years is subject to the confirmation of the Senate, Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Ajuri said the President tasked the new RECs to uphold high ethical standards as he strove to deliver a conflict-free Nigeria in electoral conduct.
The statement read: “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.”