The Senate has confirmed the nominations of 10 Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission, barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu requested their confirmation.

The nominees were confirmed after their screening by a committee of the whole Senate. Seven of the nominees were screened and confirmed, while three – Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers), Abubakar Fawa Dambo (Zamfara), and Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos) – did not present themselves for screening.

The confirmed nominees are Etekarnba Umoren (Akwa Ibom), Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo), Oluwatoyin Babalola (Ekiti), Abubakar Ahmed Ma’aji (Gombe), Shehu Wahab (Kwara), Aminu Kasimi Idris (Nasarawa), and Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq (Niger).

President Tinubu had on Tuesday sought the approval of the Senate for the confirmation of the nominees.

In a related development, the Senate also confirmed the appointment of Mr Shaakaa Chira as the Auditor-General for the Federation.