President Muhammadu Buhari has today, December 7 sworn in the newly-appointed Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The six INEC commissioners at their swearing on Wednesday, December 7

Premium Times reports that the swearing-in was conducted inside the Council chamber of the State House Presidential Villa, Abuja and was carried out just before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council.


President Buhari in a photo shoot with the new commissioners and other INEC officials

The nominees had been confirmed earlier by the Senate.

The six new commissioners are:

1. Ogunmola Ladipo

2. May Agbamuche

3. Abubakar Nahuche and

4. Okechukwu Ibianu.

5. Mohammed Haruna

6. Ahmad Muazu.

President Buhari noted that the new INEC commissioners were people of integrity in whom he was confident that they will come to bear in the discharge of their responsibilities.


One of the commissioners shaking hands with President Buhari

"This administration will demand of you to be firm and fair. What this administration expects is that after we have left, Nigerians will look at the political history and know that we served Nigeria.

"We want every Nigeria to use his PVC processed by card reader, that they have been given the opportunity and security in their various constituencies to elect who they want to elect. The rest is left to their conscience and to God," the president said.

Another of the new commissioners shakes hands with President Buhari

INEC is set to conduct re-run elections in Rivers state amid complaints from opposition Peoples Democratic Party that the commission is being used by the ruling All Progressives Congress to rig the elections.

The opposition party also claimed that the life of River state governor Nyesome Wike is also being threatened because of the elections.

Source: http://nignews.com.ng/breaking-buhari-swears-in-6-inec-commissioners-see-list/