President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to expedite the confirmation of six nominees to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
Tinubu also reappointed Dr Bala Bila as an INEC National Commissioner, according to a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The six new nominees comprise four National Commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners, following the expiration of the tenures of some serving officials.
Professor Mustapha Aliu was nominated to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as National Commissioner representing the North-West, while Bashir Muhammed Umar was nominated to replace Professor Muhammad Adamu as the North-Central representative.
The President also nominated Oluwatoyin Babalola, the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, as National Commissioner representing the South-West. She is expected to replace Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.
For the Resident Electoral Commissioner positions, Tinubu nominated retired permanent secretary, Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, to represent Ekiti State.
Zahradden Basiru Sanusi, from Jigawa State, was nominated to replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.
The statement said the appointments were intended to fill vacancies arising from the expiration of the tenures of serving commissioners.
Tinubu urged the Senate to speed up the confirmation process to ensure the vacancies were filled ahead of the forthcoming general elections, scheduled for January next year.
The nominations will take effect subject to Senate screening and confirmation.
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