Mr Etekamba Umoren from Akwa Ibom State is among the seven resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday at its plenary.
Also read: Umoren Appointed Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner
Umoren was one of the 10 nominees whose appointment was approved President Bola Tinubu.
The remaining three nominees were not present for screening.
Mr Isha Ehimeakne from Edo; Barr. Oluwatoyin Babalola- Ekiti; Mr Abubakar Ahmed – Gombe; Shehu Wahab – Kwara; Aminu Idris – Nasarawa; Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq – Niger.
The confirmation follows Tinubu’s request on Wednesday for confirmation of the nomination of the RECs for INEC in accordance with the provisions of Section 154(1) of the Constitution.
Tinubu had last week approved the appointment of 10 new RECs for INEC for a five-year term each.
