Amina Zakari heads Electoral Operations as INEC constitutes committees
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- Jan 14, 2017
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has reconstituted its Standing Committees and defined States of supervision for National Commissioners of the commission.
A bulletin issued on Friday in Abuja, said the committees include: Appointments, Promotions and Disciplinary Committee to be headed by Alhaji Baba Arfo (North-East), Survey and Technical Equipment Acquisition Committee, chaired by Mohammed Haruna (North-Central).
The Electoral Operations and Logistics Committee has Mrs Amina Zakari as Chairman; Board of Electoral Institute has Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu as Chairman.
Prof. Anthonia Okoosi-Simbine (North Central) will head the Election Observation and Party Monitoring Committee, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola (South-West), Outreach and Partnerships Committee and Mr Abubakar Nahuche (North-West), Works and Transport Committee.
Legal Services, Clearance and Complaints Committee has Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu (South-South) as Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal (retd) Ahmed Mu’azu (North-East), Tenders Board (TB) and Mr Adedeji Soyebi (South-West), Information and Voter Education Committee.
Others are Planning, Monitoring and Strategy Committee to be headed by Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu (South-East) and Health and Welfare Committee, with Dr. Muhammed Lecky (South-South) as Chairman.
The bulletin also stated that INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, would chair three committees – Finance and General Purpose Committee, Information Technology and Voter Registry Committee and Security Committee.
On the states of supervision for National Commissioners, the commission disclosed that Prof. Anthonia Okoosi-Simbine would oversee Kaduna, Niger, Plateau and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while Alhaji Baba Arfo would supervise Yobe, Gombe and Bauchi.
“Amina Zakari is supervisor for Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi; Mr Adedeji Soyebi will supervise Ekiti and Osun while Dr Muhammed Lecky will be in charge of Cross River, Akwa-Ibom and Delta.
“Mr Abubakar Nahuche will supervise Katsina, Jigawa and Kano; Mohammed Haruna for Kwara, Kogi and Nasarawa while AVM Ahmed Mu’azu supervises Adamawa, Taraba and Borno.’’
It added that Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu would surpervise Imo, Abia and Ebonyi; Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, Lagos, Ogun and Ondo and Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, Edo, Rivers and Bayelsa. The bulletin did not name a supervisor for Benue, Enugu and Anambra.
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