President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The appointments are as follows:
National Commissioners
Professor Mustapha Aliu (North-West; replaces Professor Abdullahi Zuru)
Bashir Muhammed Umar (North-Central; replaces Professor Muhammad Adamu)
Oluwatoyin Babalola (South-West; currently REC in Osun; replaces Professor Cornelius Ajayi)
Bala Bila (North-East; reappointed)
Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs
Samuel Akinjide Akinleye (Ekiti State)
Zahradden Basiru Sanusi (Jigawa; replaces Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura)
The Senate will screen the nominees and Tinubu has called for expedited confirmation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
