Nigeria: Presidency Writes Senate, Nominates 27 As INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners

24 March 2017

Abuja — The presidency has written to Senate President Bukola Saraki, seeking the screening and confirmation of 27 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in line with Section 14 (3) of the third schedule of the 1999 Constitution.

Saraki at plenary on Thursday read the letter dated February 27, 2017, and signed by the then acting President Yemi Osinbajo, who forwarded the names while President Muhammadu Buhari was away on medical vacation in London.

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