The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to terminate the appointments of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of Adamawa, Sokoto and Abia States over alleged misconduct.
Tinubu, in a letter addressed to the Senate which was read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Wednesday – today, February 5 – urged the Senate to invoke Section 157 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, on the termination of their appointments.
He noted that the RECs had earlier been suspended in March 2023 before the inception of his administration.
The affected RECs are Dr. Nura Ali (Sokoto), Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari (Adamawa) and Prof. Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu (Abia).
They were alleged to have committed infractions of the Electoral Act, compromised elections and abandoned duty without cogent reasons.
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