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Tinubu shakes up INEC with fresh appointments

President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Oluwatoyin Babalola (South-West; currently REC in Osun; replaces Professor Cornelius Ajayi)

Bala Bila (North-East; reappointed)

Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs

Samuel Akinjide Akinleye (Ekiti State)

Zahradden Basiru Sanusi (Jigawa; replaces Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura)

The Senate will screen the nominees and Tinubu has called for expedited confirmation ahead of the 2027 general elections.