{"id":17749,"date":"2022-10-07T15:55:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?p=17749"},"modified":"2022-10-07T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:55:51","slug":"senate-approves-nineteen-persons-for-appointment-as-recs-for-inec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/senate-approves-nineteen-persons-for-appointment-as-recs-for-inec\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Approves Nineteen Persons for Appointment as RECs for INEC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Senate has approved 19 persons for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the consideration of the report of its Committee on INEC on its screening exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenting the report of the Committee at the plenary session of Wednesday, 5 October 2022, the Chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC: Kano) explained that the confirmation of the nominees was in line with <strong>section 154(1)<\/strong> of the 1999 Constitution which provides that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Except in the case of ex-officio members or where other provisions are made in this Constitution, the Chairman and members of any of the bodies so established shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be appointed by the President and the appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Gaya mentioned that the nominees appeared before the Committee on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 for the screening exercise and responded to questions pertaining to their personal background, educational qualification, work experiences and the petitions submitted by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) against 4 nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sen. Gaya, he informed lawmakers that the appointment of 5 out of the 19 nominees were for a renewed term of four years while 14 others were new appointments, and that upon careful scrutiny of all relevant documents belonging to the nominees, the Committee was satisfied with the qualifications, experiences and suitability of the 19 nominees as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ibrahim Abdullahi, mni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Adamawa &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Renewal of Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Obo O. Effanga &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cross River&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Renewal of Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alh. Umar Ibrahim &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taraba&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Renewal of Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Agboke Mitiu Olaleke &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ogun&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Renewal of Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prof. Samuel E. 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Zango Abdussamadu Abdu&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Katsina&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Agwu &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ebonyi &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Agunndu Oliver Tersoo &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Benue&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yomere Gabriel Oritsemlebi &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delta&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prof. Yahaya Makarfi Ibrahim &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kaduna&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Nura Ali &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kano&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agu Sylvia Uchenna &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enugu&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ahmed Yushau Garki &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FCT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Barr. Hudu Yunusa, mni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bauchi &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prof. Uzochukwu Ikemefuna Chijioke&nbsp;&nbsp; Anambra&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mohammad B. Nura &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yobe&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Appointment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be recalled that President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan (APC: Yobe) at the plenary session of Tuesday, 26 July 2022 notified lawmakers of the request of President Muhammadu Buhari on Senate\u2019s confirmation of the aforementioned nominees for appointment as RECs of INEC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has approved 19 persons for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the consideration of the report of its Committee on INEC on its screening exercise. Presenting the report of the Committee at the plenary session of Wednesday, 5 October 2022, the Chairman, Sen. 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