The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sworn in 19 newly-appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), ahead of the 2023 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who performed the ceremony on Thursday, at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, warned the officials not to be visitors to government houses, in order to maintain their neutrality.
In July, President Muhammadu Buhari transmitted the names of 19 nominees as RECs of INEC to the Senate for confirmation.
All the nominees were confirmed by the senate, despite allegations of corruption and partisanship against some of them.
While 14 of the RECs were fresh appointments, five were re-appointed for a second and final term.
The renewal nominees confirmed include Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa); Obo Effanga (Cross River); Umar Ibrahim (Taraba); Agboke Olaleke (Ogun); and Professor Samuel Egwu (Kogi).
Those confirmed for fresh appointment include Onyeka Ugochi (Imo); Muhammad Bashir (Sokoto); Ayobami Salami, a professor, (Oyo); Zango Abdu (Katsina); Queen Agwu (Ebonyi); and Agundu Tersoo (Benue); Yomere Oritsemlebi (Delta); Yahaya Ibrahim, a professor, (Kaduna); Nura Ali (Kano); Agu Uchenna (Enugu); Ahmed Garki (FCT); Hudu Yunusa (Bauchi); Uzochukwu Chijioke, a professor, (Anambra); and Mohammed Nura (Yobe).
