Senate Confirms Three More Resident Electoral Commissioners
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointments of the three remaining electoral commissioner nominees who were absent at the screening on Wednesday.
The new resident electoral commissioners are Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos), Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers) and Isma’ila Kaura Moyi (Zamfara).
All the nominees were screened at the Committee of the Whole before their confirmation was announced.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, caused a stir when he told his colleagues that the nominee from Lagos, Omoseyindemi, was a trado-medical practitioner, also known as herbalist.
Omoseyindemi also confirmed during the proper screening that he is a traditional medical practitioner.
The nominee said he studied traditional medicine at the University of Ibadan.
He also stated that he attended College of Nursing, University of Lagos.
Omoseyindemi also said he established a medical facility in Lagos State.
He stated that he belongs to different medical associations including World Health Organization (WHO) traditional medicine.
The nominee pledged to introduce innovation and strategic planning in the electoral process.
According to him, “I observed that people have low apathy for elections. I will collaborate with the INEC chairman to embark on massive election education.
“Before we can have an election, people must participate. I have conducted two elections that the opposition won and they were given their certificates.”
On his part, Moyi, the nominee from Zamfara State, explained that he married four wives.
He also said he obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto.
Moyi added that he served as chairman of a local government in Zamfara in 2011 before he was appointed as special adviser to former governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari.
He also said he served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Zamfara State.
Onuoha, the nominee from Rivers State, said he is an associate professor of law.
The nominee said he obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD from the Rivers State University.
Following their confirmation, the electoral commissioners will serve for a term of five years each.
The Senate President announced the confirmation of the three resident electoral commissioners-designate after they were cleared through a voice vote at plenary.
