RECs: Senate confirms Ajidagba, 6 others, stands down 1 nominee

Date: 2018-02-15

The National Assembly on Wednesday confirmed seven out of the nine nominees for the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

They are Baba Yusuf (Borno), Dr Uthman Abdulrahman (Kwara), Mr Segun Agbaje (Ekiti) and Dr Cyril Omorogbe (Edo).

Others are Yahaya Bello (Nasarawa) Dr Emmanuel Hart (Rivers) and Mohammed Ibrahim (Gombe).

The confirmation followed a successful screening of the nominees at the committee level and adoption of report submitted during plenary by Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC, Sen. Suleiman Nazif.

It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari in December asked the Senate to confirm nine INEC RECs in line with section 154 (1) of the 1999 constitution as amended.

However, the nominee of Akwa Ibom, Elder Monday Tom was stepped down while that of Osun, Eric Olawale did not turn up for the screening.

Presenting the report, Nazif said of the nine nominees referred to the committee for screening, only eight showed up.

He said that the nominee for Osun did not communicate to the committee reasons for his absence.

According to him, Tom, the nominee for Akwa Ibom state was stood down for further legislative action.

"Other seven nominees were duly cleared by the relevant security agencies and the Code of Conduct Bureau,'' he added.

In his remark, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki commended members of the committee for diligence during the screening process.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Pension Board     Azeez Bello     Law School Scholarship     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Oyin-Zubair     Bolakale Kawu     ER-KANG     CT Ayeni     Folashade Omoniyi     Abdulfatai Baakini     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Okanlawon Taiwo     Razak Atunwa     NULGE     Adeniyi Ojo     The Herald     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Col. Adedipe     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Offa Poly     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Oluwole Dupe     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Atiku Abubakar     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Radio Kwara     CUTI     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Moses Salami     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Seni Saraki     John Mayokun Dada     Abdulazeez Uthman     Haleeman Salman     Ayo Salami     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Tunde Kazeem     Face Masks     Shettima     Akeem Lawal     Amule Elementary School     Kwara State Sports Commission     Kale Belgore     Harafat E. Mukadam     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     KWTV     Bola Sagaya     Ahmad Ali     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Alapansapa     Yetunde Balogun     Samari     Demola Banu     Habeeb Saidu     Senate     Bankole Omishore     Turaki Of Ilorin     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Justina Oha     Baba Issa     Hassanat Bello     Ado Ibrahim     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Mufutau Olatinwo     Irepodun     Ganmo     Lanre Issa Onilu     Oke Sunna     Tsaragi-Share     Ashiru     Abdullahi Biffo     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Javed Khan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muritala Awodun     Bayo Ojo     Moses Rahman Popoola     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Oke-Ogun     Samuel Adedoyin     Mufti Of Ilorin     Elewu     Bola Tinubu     Durosinlohun Kawu     National Party Of Nigeria     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Arinola Lawal     Ope Saraki     College Of Education     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Farouk Salim     Turaki     Bayo Onimago     Sardauna     Prince Bola Ajibola     Hausa     Tsaragi/Share     Lawal Olohungbebe     Muazam Nayaya     Apaokagi     Pakata     Babs Iwarere     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Awodun     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Saidu Yaro Musa     Issa Oloruntogun     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Eghe Igbinehin     Olusola Saraki     Abdullahi Atanda     COVID-19 Palliatives     Saad Omo\'ya     Oja-Oba     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Ahmed Dankaya     Emir Of Lafiagi     Shade Omoniyi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Yeketi     Congress For National Consensus     Umar Danladi Shero     All Peoples Party     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Mubarak Oladosu     Ibrahim Mashood     Tunji Arosanyin     Bolaji Aladie     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Kwha.gov.ng     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Alao Ayotunde     Kehinde Boyede     Galland Marcias     Isau     Shao     Yekeen Alabi     Habeeb Saidu     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Tafida Of Kaiama     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Orisa Bridge     Belgore     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     QuickWin