🇳🇬 Tinubu nominates four new INEC national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on 16 October 2026 nominated four new national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission to fill vacancies caused by expiring tenures. The nominees will be screened by the Senate. Tinubu also reappointed Bala Bila as national commissioner representing the North East. The new national commissioner nominees are Mustapha Aliu for the North West, replacing Abdullahi Zuru; Bashir Muhammed Umar for the North Central, replacing Muhammad Adamu; and Oluwatoyin Babalola, currently resident electoral commissioner in Osun, for the South West, replacing Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on 24 October. The new resident electoral commissioner nominees are retired permanent secretary Samuel Akinleye for Ekiti State and Zahradden Sanusi from Jigawa, replacing Saidu Babura.

Tinubu asked the Senate to expedite confirmation of the nominees ahead of the next general elections in January.

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