The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has sworn in 14 newly-appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners  (RECs)  for 14 different states earlier screened and cleared by the Senate.

 The swearing-in of  the commissioners was at the INEC Abuja Headquarters yesterday  7th july, 2017.

Prof. Yakubu charged the commissioners to leave up to the rules of the game‎.

While briefing journalists yesterday in Abuja on the outcome of the meeting of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONET), the INEC Chairman, said the meeting of the leadership of electoral boding of the ECOWAS sub-region resolved to find ways to reduce the cost of elections in the sub-region and to explore ways of offering more assistance to each other.

Yakubu said he and the chairmen of electoral commissions of Burkina Faso and Cape Verde would be visit Liberia as part of preparations for that country’s presidential election coming up later this year.

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo had approved their appointment on Thursday, June 29.

The new appointees that were sworn in are: Hussaini Pai (Abuja), Godwill Obioma (Abia), James Apam (Benue), Nwachukwu Orji (Ebonyi), Iloh Chuks (Enugu), Nentawe Yilwatda (Plateau), Umar Ibrahim (Taraba), Emeka Joseph (Imo), Obo Effanga (Cross River), Francis Ezeounu (Anambra), Briyai Frankland (Bayelsa), Ibrahim Abdullahi (Adamawa), Agboke Olaleke (Ogun) and Ahmad Makama (Bauchi).

All appointees have a five-year renewable tenure with the commission.‎