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Senate receives request to confirm seven INEC nominees

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of six nominees as National Commissioners, and one other as Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

 

The request was contained in a letter dated December 10, 2021, and read during plenary by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. Buhari explained that the request was made pursuant to paragraph 14 of Part (1) of the Third Sched-ule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

 

 

The letter reads: “Pursuant to paragraph 14 of Part (1) of the Third Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I hereby forward for the  confirmation, by the Senate, the appointment of the underlisted nominees as National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission.”

 

The nominees include Mal. Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner (Niger – North Central), Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta – South-South), Ukeagu Kenneth Nnamdi (Abia – South East), and Major General A. B. Alkali (rtd) – Adamawa, (North East).

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