BEVERLY HILLS, July 19, (THEWILL) – Two weeks after the Senate resolved to suspend the requests from the Presidency for confirmation of nominees, the upper chamber may have reconsidered as it received the report of its Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the screening of 12 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Wednesday.
THEWILL recalls that the Senate, on July 4, resolved to suspend all confirmation requests from the Presidency when Senate President, Bukola Saraki, read Osinbajo‘s letter, urging the upper chamber to confirm the nomination of Lanre Gbajabiamila as Director-General of the National Lottery Commission (NLC).
Instead, it vowed to halt all confirmations until Acting President Yemi Osinbajo withdraws a statement credited to him that the Senate does not need to confirm nominees from the Executive arm of government while also insisting that the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, be fired in line with its resolution against his confirmation.
However, the Senate after over one hour closed session on Wednesday reversed itself by receiving the report of the RECs screening.
The 12 RECs whose screening reports were received were Mrs. Asmanu Sani Maikudi (Katsina); Sam Olugbadebo Olumekun (Ondo); Mahmud Isah (Kebbi); Rufus Oloruntoyin Akeju (Lagos) and Riskuwa Shehu (Sokoto).
Others are Kassim Gana Geidam (Yobe); Jibrin Ibrahim Zarewa (Kano); Abdulganiyu Olayinka Raji (Oyo); Samuel Egwu (Kogi); Mike Igini (Delta); Mustapha Zubairu (Niger) and Ahmad Bello Mahmud (Zamfara).
