The senate has confirmed 15 of the 27  resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC)  sent by President Muhammadu Buhari in March.

This followed the adoption of the report submitted by Sen. Suleiman M. Nazif, who chairs the Committee of Independent National Electoral Commission.

Nazif said that the remaining 12 nominees were still undergoing screening though all the 27 have been cleared by the security agencies.

President Buhari had sent  the 27 REC nominees to the Senate for confirmation in compliance with section 14(3)(a) of the third schedule to the 1999 constitution as amended.

The Confirmed nominees

S/N

Names

States

1

Godswill Obioma

Abia

2

Ahmed Makama

Bauchi

3

James Apam

Benue

4

Nwachukwu Orji

Ebonyi

5

Iloh Chuks

Enugu

6

Nentawe Yilwada

Plateau

7

Umar Ibrahim

Taraba

8

Emeka Joseph

Imo

9

Obo Effanga

Cross River

10

Francis Ezeonu

Anambra

11

Briyai Frankland

Bayelsa

12

Ibrahim Abdullahi

Adamawa

13

Agboke Olaleke

Ogun

14

Hussaini Pai

FCT

15

Sadiq Musa

Kaduna

NAN