Senate Confirms Five New INEC Commissioners Following Presidential Nomination
The Senate has officially confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation came during Wednesday’s plenary session after the Senate Committee on INEC presented and adopted its report.
Umar Yusuf Garba, Sa’ad Umar Idris, Chukwuemeka Obeziako, Umar Mukhtar,Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem
The appointments, made in accordance with Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), are for a five-year term each.
The Senate Committee on INEC, chaired by Senator Sharafadeen Alli (Oyo South), affirmed that all nominees met the constitutional and professional requirements for the role.
President Bola Tinubu had earlier forwarded the nominations to the Senate in a letter dated March 18, 2025, noting the constitutional basis and the critical importance of the roles. In his letter, the President clarified that this latest correspondence superseded an earlier communication dated March 12, due to the reappointment of a commissioner from Borno State.
“In compliance with the provision of Section 154(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the following five (5) nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),” the President wrote.
