Politics · 2026-10-17 · Afternoon briefing

Nigeria: Tinubu nominates six new election commissioners

Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, has nominated six individuals to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appointments consist of four new national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners, intended to replace officials whose tenures are expiring.

The nominees for national commissioner include Mustapha Aliu for the North West, Bashir Muhammed Umar for the North Central, and Oluwatoyin Babalola for the South West. The president also reappointed Bala Bila as the national commissioner for the North East. The two new resident electoral commissioners are Samuel Akinleye for Ekiti State and Zahradden Sanusi for Jigawa. All nominations now require scrutiny and confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, which the president has urged to expedite.

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