Ezekiel Awojide, Abuja
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Their confirmation followed the presentation of the report of the Committee on INEC at the plenary on Wednesday.
The report was presented by the Chairman of the committee, Sen. Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau).
The RECs confirmed were Umar Garba, representing Kano, Sa’ad Idris (Bauchi) and Chukwemeka Ibeziako (Anambra), Umar Mukhtar (Borno), and Dr Johnson Sinkiem (Bayelsa).
Lalong, in his presentation, said that the committee considered the resume, work experiences, and career progression of the nominees during their screening.
He said that the nominees responded to questions successfully, adding that they were all qualified for the appointment.
“After carefully scrutinising all the relevant documents of the nominees and due consideration of their levels of exposure, experiences, performances, qualifications and integrity, this committee hereby recommends that the Senate confirm the nominees,” he said.
