President Bola Tinubu has nominated four national commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacancies arising from the expiration of tenures of some officials.
The nominations, announced in a statement on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Tinubu also reappointed Dr Bala Bila as the national commissioner representing the North-East geopolitical zone.
Among the new national commissioner nominees is Professor Mustapha Aliu, who is expected to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as the representative of the North-West.
Bashir Muhammed Umar was nominated to replace Professor Muhammad Adams as the North-Central representative.
The President also nominated Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, as the new national commissioner representing the South-West.
Babalola is expected to succeed Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.
For the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners, Tinubu nominated retired permanent secretary, Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, to represent Ekiti State.
The other nominee, Zahradden Basiru Sanusi, from Jigawa State, is expected to replace Professor Saidu Ahmed Babura.
According to the statement, the nominations are part of efforts to fill vacancies at the electoral commission as preparations continue for the next general elections.
The President urged the Senate to expedite the screening and confirmation of the nominees in view of the forthcoming general elections scheduled for next January.