President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired Permanent Secretary, Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi as Resident Electoral Commissioners, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Akinleye was nominated to represent Ekiti State while Sanusi from Jigawa State replaces Prof Saidu Ahmed Babura.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, announced the nominations in a statement on Friday.
Also nominated for the position of national commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are Prof. Mustapha Aliu, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, and Bashir Muhammed Umar.
Aliu is nominated to replace Prof Abdullahi Zuru as the national commissioner representing the North-West, while Umar is to succeed Prof Muhammad Adamu as the North-Central representative.
Babalola, the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, has been nominated as the South-West national commissioner, replacing Prof Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.
Tinubu also reappointed Dr Bala Bila as the national commissioner representing the North-East.
According to Onanuga, the President has urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation process in view of the forthcoming general elections scheduled for January next year.
The statement noted that all nominees will be scrutinised by the Senate before their appointments are confirmed.
