Tinubu Nominates Four INEC National Commissioners, Two Resident Electoral Commissioners

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated four individuals as National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alongside two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), according to the list of appointments provided.

The nominations include new appointments and a reappointment, as well as replacements for outgoing commissioners.

The nominees for National Commissioners are Professor Mustapha Aliu, representing the North-West, who is expected to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru; Bashir Muhammed Umar, representing the North-Central, who is to replace Professor Muhammad Adamu; and Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, who is listed to replace Professor Cornelius Ajayi.

Dr Bala Bila, representing the North-East, has also been nominated for reappointment as a National Commissioner.

For the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners, the nominees are Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye for Ekiti State and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi for Jigawa State. Sanusi is expected to replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.

The appointments are expected to strengthen the commission’s leadership and electoral administration across the country.