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Friday, June 30, 2017

Osinbajo Approves Appointment Of INEC RECs



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