President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Following Senate confirmation, the new appointees will each hold office for a period of five years. They are :
Mr. Etekamba Umoren — Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne — Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola — Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mr. Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji — Gombe State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mr. Shehu Wahab — Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi — Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mr. Aminu Kasimu Idris — Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Prof. Mohammed Yelwa — Niger State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Dr. Anugbum Onuoha — Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner
Mr. Isma’ila Kaura Moyi — 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.
Mr. Bamidele Agbede from Ekiti, Mr. Isah Shaka Ehimeakne from Edo State, Jani Adamu Bello from Gombe State, and Taiye Ilayasu from Kwara State.
In line with his goal to support the creation of a new and sustainable standard of transparent, equitable, and conflict-free electoral conduct in Nigeria, President Tinubu expects the new appointees to uphold the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct in the performance of their duties, according to the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale.
