Tinubu Appoints New INEC Commissioners Ahead of Elections

President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacancies created by the end of existing tenures. The nominations were disclosed in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

The nominees include Dr Bala Bila, reappointed as the national commissioner for the North-East geopolitical zone; Professor Mustapha Aliu, nominated to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as the North-West representative; and Bashir Muhammed Umar, nominated to succeed Professor Muhammad Adamu as the national commissioner for the North-Central zone. For the South-West, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, has been nominated as a national commissioner.

The nominees for the RECs are Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye for Ekiti State and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi from Jigawa State, who will replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura. The President urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation process ahead of the general elections scheduled for January.