President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate seeking confirmation of the appointment of commissioners for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Tuesday.
The letter is titled: “Request for the Confirmation of Appointment of Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission”.
The letter read: “In compliance with the provision of Section 154(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the following three nominees as commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The nominees, according to the letter, include: Tukur Yusuf, National Electoral Commissioner, representing North-West; Prof. Sunday Aja, National Electoral Commissioner (South-East) and Mr Saseyi Ibiyemi as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo.
“While hoping that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominees in the usual expeditious manner, please accept Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration,” the letter stated.
Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of Oloworaran as PenCom DG
Similarly, President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting confirmation of the appointment of Omolola Oloworaran as Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom).
The request is in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Tuesday in Abuja.
“I write in accordance with the provisions of Section 26(1) of the Pension Reform Act, 2014, to forward to the Senate for confirmation, Omolola Oloworaran, as Director-General of PenCom.
“While I hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee in the usual expeditious manner, please accept, Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration and regards,” the letter read.