Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment
of Resident Electoral Commissioners.
Director (Press), Office of the Secretary to the Government
of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi, in a statement, said the appointees
have been confirmed by the Senate and, therefore, the appointments are with
immediate effect.
The commissioners are Professor Godwill Obioma (Abia
State); James Lorliam Apam (Benue State; Dr. Nwachukwu Orji (Ebonyi
State); Dr. Iloh Joseph Valentine Chuks (Enugu State); Dr. Nentawe Goshwe
Yilwatda (Plateau State); Umar Ibrahim (Taraba State); Mr. Emeka Ononamadu
Joseph (Imo State) and Obo O. Effanga (Cross River).
Others are Prof. Francis Chuckwemeka Ezeounu
(Anambra); Dr. Briyai O. Frankland (Bayelsa); Ibrahim Abdullahi, (Adamawa);
Agboke Mutiu Olaleke (Ogun); and Hussaini Halilu Pai (FCT).
All the commissioners are newly appointed with exception of
Alhaji Ahmad Makama from Bauchi State, who was reappointed
By Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye
