President BOLA TINUBU has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of five nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

This was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President GODSWILL AKPABIO and read during plenaryyesterday.

President Tinubu stated that the nominations were in line with Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empowers the president to appoint electoral commissioners subject to Senate approval.

The five nominees are: UMAR YUSUF GARBA – Kano; SAAD UMAR – Bauchi; CHUKWUEMEKA IBEZIAKO – Anambra; MOHAMMAD  NGOSHE– Borno and Dr. OWEDE KOSIOMA ELI – Bayelsa.