Breaking: Senate Confirms 15 Of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners

‎The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of 15 of the 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The remaining 12 nominees are still under screening by the panel.

The confirmation followed the adoption of the report by the Senate Committee on INEC at the Thursday's plenary

Chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Nazif presenting the report, said all the nominees were cleared by the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services and the Code of Conduct Bureau and ‎added that the remaining nominees were still under screening by the panel‎.

‎President of the Senate Bukola Saraki, complimented the work of the committee and hopes the officials will perform by improving the Electoral Process.

PresidentMuhammadu Buhari had written to the Senate, requesting for the screening and subsequent confirmation of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners.