President Bola Tinubu nominates four new national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), filling vacancies and continuing an INEC shake-up. The nominees include Professor Mustapha Aliu (North-West), Bashir Muhammed Umar (North-Central), Oluwatoyin Babalola (South-West), and Bala Bila, alongside two REC appointments.
The two RECs are Samuel Akinjide Akinleye (Ekiti State) and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi (Jigawa), with one of them replacing a prior REC. Tinubu reappoints Bala Bila as part of the national commissioner list. Several outlets report that Senate screening and confirmation is required and that Tinubu urges expedited confirmation due to upcoming general elections.
