Senate confirms 15 REC nominees, 12 still undergoing screening

June 01

12:04 2017

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The senate has confirmed 15 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) out of the 27 nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari.

On March 23, Buhari sent 27 REC nominees nominees to the upper legislative chamber for confirmation in compliance with section 14(3)(a) of the third schedule to the 1999 constitution as amended.

Suleiman Nazif, chairman of the senate committee on INEC, while presenting his report, explained that the remaining 12 nominees were still undergoing screening.

Nazif said that the other 12 RECs would be brought forward for confirmation once the committee is through with its screening.

He said that all the 27 nominees were cleared by the security agencies.

15 NOMINEES CONFIRMED

S/N	Names	States
1	Godswill Obioma	Abia
2	Ahmed Makama	Bauchi
3	James Apam	Benue
4	Nwachukwu Orji	Ebonyi
5	Iloh Chuks	Enugu
6	Nentawe Yilwada	Plateau
7	Umar Ibrahim	Taraba
8	Emeka Joseph	Imo
9	Obo Effanga	Cross River
10	Francis Ezeonu	Anambra
11	Briyai Frankland	Bayelsa
12	Ibrahim Abdullahi	Adamawa
13	Agboke Olaleke	Ogun
14	Hussaini Pai	FCT
15	Sadiq Musa	Kaduna