BREAKING : Senate Confirms Eight REC Nominees, Rejects One
The Senate has confirmed eight Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent Electoral Commission . The Senate has confirmed eight Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). The eight were among the remaining twelve nominees awaiting the confirmation of their appointments by the upper legislative house. The lawmakers had earlier approved the appointment of 15 others out of the 27 sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. The confirmation is coming a day after the Senate made a u- turn on its earlier decision not to confirm any nominee from Acting President Yemi Osinbajo until all issues as regards confirmation of appointments are resolved. Suleiman Nazif, Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC at plenary on Wednesday, said the nominees were screened by the police, Code of Conduct Bureau and Department of State Services before their appointments were approved. He said the committee, however, rejected the nominee...

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