Senate confirms Prof. Yakubu, 5 others as INEC chair, fed. commissioners

ABUJA – – THE Senate has confirmed the nomination of Professor
Mahmood Yakubu, as the chairman of Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC.
The Senate also confirmed the nominations of five others as federal
commissioners to represent the various geopolitical zones of the country.
Those confirmed as federal
commissioner of the electoral umpire
were Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo, Dr.
Anthonia Taiye Okoosi Simbine, Mrs
Amina Zakari, Dr. mohammed
Mustapha Lecky and Mr Soyebi
Adedeji Solomon.
The confirmation of their nominations
came after they were successfully
screened by the Red Chamber.
Meanwhile, ahead of the confirmation
of ministerial nominees expected to
begin any moment from now, the
Senate has gone into a closed door
meeting, where it is expected that
some contending issues in the
ministerial confirmation are to be tackled.
Recall that at the resumed sitting early today, Senate Deputy Minority
Leader, Biodun Olujimi, raised a point of order, saying the report of the
Senator Samuel Anyanwu report on petitions against the former Rivers State
governor, Rotimi Amaechi, must be considered before going into the
confirmation process.