{"id":97376,"date":"2022-07-27T07:49:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T06:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97376"},"modified":"2022-07-27T07:49:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T06:49:33","slug":"buhari-appoints-14-new-recs-renews-appointment-of-5-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-appoints-14-new-recs-renews-appointment-of-5-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Appoints 14 New RECs, Renews Appointment Of 5 Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm 19 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a letter read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at plenary.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, in the letter, said the request was made in accordance with the section 154 (1) of Nigeria\u2019s constitution, adding that he was renewing the appointment of five RECs, while the remaining 14 were new appointments.<\/p>\n<p>The RECs whose appointments were renewed include Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa) Obo O. 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