May Agbamuche-Mbu has been re-nominated as a National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) for a second term of five years.
President Muhammadu Buhari conveyed the decision in a letter to the Senate, which was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday.
According to the letter, the president nominated five other national electoral commissioners and a resident electoral commissioner. He sought Senate confirmation for the nominees.
The nominees are National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC Mohammed Haruna (Niger State, North Central) – National Commissioner, May Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta State) – National Commissioner and Okeagu Nnamdi (Abia State, South East) – National Commissioner.
Others are Maj. Gen. A.B. Alkali (Adamawa State, North East) – National Commissioner, Rada Gumus (Bayelsa State, South South) – National Commissioner, and Sam Olumekun (Ondo State, South West) – National Commissioner.
Also nominated was Olaniyi Ijalaye (Ondo State, South West) as Resident Electoral Commissioner.
Ms Agbamuche-Mbu, whose first tenure expired in September, was in acting capacity when the president nominated Lauretta Onochie to take her place.
Ms Onochie, currently a presidential aide, was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2020 as an INEC commissioner to represent Delta State.
