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President Bola Tinubu has goofed by nominating Etekamba Umoren from Akwa Ibom state as a Resident Electoral Commissioner when the tenure of the current commissioner from the state has yet to expire, Premium Times reports.
Therefore, if Mr Umoren is sworn in as REC, having been cleared by the Senate, the state would have two of its indigenes in that position, clearly violating the laws of the land. Umoren and one other newly-appointed REC are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress , an affiliation that made their nominations and subsequent appointments illegal.
Tinubu committed a blunder with Umoren’s nomination, as the REC from Akwa Ibom, Udo-Tom, has until January 2024 before his five-year tenure expires.
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