Tinubu Nominates Four INEC Commissioners, Two RECs

President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacancies arising from the expiration of existing tenures.

The nominations were announced in a State House statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.

The nominees will be screened by the Senate before their confirmation.

Tinubu has also reappointed Dr Bala Bila as the national commissioner representing the North-East geopolitical zone.

Among the new nominees is Professor Mustapha Aliu, who is expected to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as the North-West representative. Bashir Muhammed Umar has also been nominated to succeed Professor Muhammad Adamu as the North-Central representative.

The President further nominated Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, as the national commissioner representing the South-West. She is expected to replace Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.

For the vacant resident electoral commissioner positions, Tinubu nominated retired permanent secretary Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye to represent Ekiti State.

Zahradden Basiru Sanusi was nominated as the REC for Jigawa State, replacing Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.

The President has urged the Senate to speed up the confirmation process ahead of the forthcoming general elections scheduled for January next year.

The nominations come as INEC intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections, with the appointments expected to fill vacancies in the commission’s leadership and electoral administration.