BREAKING: Senate Confirms Appointment of Buhari's 15 Out of 27 INEC REC Nominees ~ Report Naija

At the national assembly plenary on Wednesday, members of the senate confirmed 15 resident electoral commissioners of INEC out of the 27 nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari.

A total of 15 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) out of the 27 nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari, have been confirmed by the Nigerian Senae on Wednesday.

The chairman of the senate committee on INEC, Suleiman Nazif, while presenting his report, explained that the remaining 12 nominees were still undergoing screening.

He said that the other 12 RECs would be brought forward for confirmation once the committee is through with its screening, adding that all the 27 nominees were cleared by the security agencies.

Here are the names of the 15 Nominees confirmed by the Senate;

1 Godswill Obioma - Abia

2 Ahmed Makama - Bauchi

3 James Apam - Benue

4 Nwachukwu Orji - Ebonyi

5 Iloh Chuks - Enugu

6 Nentawe Yilwada - Plateau

7 Umar Ibrahim - Taraba

8 Emeka Joseph - Imo

9 Obo Effanga - Cross River

10 Francis Ezeonu - Anambra

11 Briyai Frankland - Bayelsa