Afrigather President Bola Tinubu has despatched the names of 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Senate to display and ensure them for a time period of 5 years.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter learn out throughout plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The newly appointed RECs are Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom) Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo) Oluwatoyin Babalola (Ekiti) Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji (Gombe) Shehu Wahab (Kwara) Prof. Mohammed Yelwa (Niger).
Others are Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers), Isma’ila Kaura Moyi (Zamfara), Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos) and Aminu Kasimu Idris (Nasarawa).
Their appointment was greeted with controversies that a few of them could possibly be card-carrying members of the ruling All Progressives Congress and two others had been mentioned to be long-term allies of distinguished politicians serving within the Tinubu administration.
Within the letter looking for affirmation of the electoral commissioners, Tinubu requested members of the higher chamber to provide his request expeditious consideration.
