JUST IN: Senate Appoints 5 INEC RECs

JUST IN: Senate Appoints 5 INEC RECs

The Senate has approved the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the confirmation followed the presentation of the INEC Committee’s report during Wednesday’s plenary session.

Reports from NAN claimed that the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) confirmed were: Umar Garba, representing Kano, Sa’ad Idris (Bauchi) and Chukwemeka Ibeziako (Anambra), Umar Mukhtar (Borno) and Dr Johnson Sinkiem (Bayelsa).

The report was submitted by the committee chairman, Senator Simon Lalong (APC-Plateau).

Lalong, while making his presentation, noted that “the committee considered the resume, work experiences and career progression of the nominees during their screening.”

He also 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 Senate confirm the nominees,” he said.

(NAN)