BREAKING: Senate confirms 15 out of Buhari’s 27 REC nominees

The senate on Thursday confirmed 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners, REC, of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, out of the 27 nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Recall that Buhari had on March 23, sent 27 REC nominees to the senate for confirmation in compliance with section 14(3)(a) of the third schedule to the 1999 constitution as amended.

Presenting his report during plenary on the floor of the Upper Legislative chambers, Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Suleiman Nazif, explained that the remaining 12 nominees were still undergoing screening.

He disclosed that the other 12 RECs would be brought forward for confirmation once the committee is through with its screening.

Nazif noted that all the 27 nominees were cleared by the security agencies.

See list of 15 nominees confirmed below:

Godswill Obioma, Abia (new appointment)

Ahmed Makama, Bauchi (reappointment)

James Apam, Benue (new appointment)

Nwachukwu Orji, Ebonyi (new appointment)

Iloh Chuks, Enugu (new appointment)

Nentawe Yilwada, Plateau (new appointment)

Umar Ibrahim, Taraba (new appointment)

Emeka Joseph, Imo (new appointment)

Obo Effanga, Cross River (new appointment)

Francis Ezeonu, Anambra (new appointment)

Briyai Frankland, Bayelsa (new appointment)

Ibrahim Abdullahi, Adamawa (new appointment)

Agboke Olaleke, Ogun (new appointment)

Hussaini Pai, FCT (reappointment)

Sadiq Musa, Kaduna (reappointment)