Senate confirms five new INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja

The Senate confirmed five new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, May 14.

The confirmation followed a report by the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, presented by its chairman, Senator Simon Lalong, during plenary.

The committee screened the nominees on Tuesday, May 6, under its former chairman, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli. The confirmed RECs are Umar Yusuf Garba (Kano), Sa’ad Umar Idris (Bauchi), Chukwuemeka Ibeziako (Anambra), Umar Mukhtar (Borno), and Dr Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem (Bayelsa).[](https://www.thecable.ng/senate-confirms-five-new-inec-recs/)

Senate President Godswill Akpabio urged the appointees to uphold integrity in their roles. “With the calibre of nominees confirmed today, the President has once again infused capable hands into INEC,” he said, expressing confidence in their ability to strengthen the commission’s processes.

The Senate also passed a bill amending the South East Development Commission Act through its second reading to align it with other regional commission bills.

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