President Bola Tinubu has nominated four new National Commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to fill vacancies arising from the expiration of existing tenures.
The nominations are subject to screening and confirmation by the Senate.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu has also reappointed Dr. Bala Bila as the National Commissioner representing the North-East geopolitical zone.
The newly nominated National Commissioners include Professor Mustapha Aliu, who is to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as the North-West representative, and Mr Bashir Muhammed Umar, who will replace Professor Muhammad Adamu as the North-Central representative.
The President has also recommended Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, as the new National Commissioner representing the South-West.
Mrs Babalola is expected to succeed Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24 this year.
The two Nominees for the positions of Resident Electoral Commissioners are retired Permanent Secretary, Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, who is to represent Ekiti State, and Mr. Zahradden Basiru Sanusi from Jigawa State.
Mr. Sanusi is expected to replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.
President Tinubu in the statement urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation process, citing the need to fill the vacancies ahead of the forthcoming general election scheduled for next January.
The Senate is expected to scrutinise the nominees before deciding on their confirmation.