Tinubu Appoints Six Officials to INEC

President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two resident electoral commissioners to fill vacancies at Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mustapha Aliu, Bashir Muhammed Umar and Oluwatoyin Babalola replace Abdullahi Zuru, Muhammad Adamu and Cornelius Ajayi, respectively, while Bala Bila has been reappointed. Samuel Akinjide Akinleye is nominated as resident commissioner for Ekiti State, and Zahradden Basiru Sanusi for Jigawa, replacing Saidu Ahmed Babura. The Senate will screen the nominees, and Tinubu has called for their expedited confirmation ahead of the 2027 general elections.