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Senate Refused To Confirm Osun REC Nominee Over APC Membership
The Nigerian Senate has refused to confirm the nomination of Raheem Muideen Olalekan as the Resident Electoral Commissioner representing Osun State because of APC membership allegation.
Olalekan was one the three nominated as resident Electoral Commissioners by INEC.
The senate failed to confirm his nomination following a petition that alleged that he was a registered member of the APC with membership card number OSU-OSO-06009614 in ward 6, Otun-Jagun B, Osogbo Local Government Area.
Resolutions of the Senate were subsequent to the consideration of the report of the Chairman, Senate Committee on INEC,Senator Kabiru Gaya. All Progressives Congress, APC, Kano South on the confirmation of Appointments as Resident Electoral Commissioners of INEC.
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Presenting the report, Senator Kabiru Gaya said that the Committee did not recommend for the confirmation of Muideen’s nomination because he could not defend the allegations of bias levelled against him by a petitioner.
The Senate however confirmed the appointment of Dr. Alalibo Sinikiem Johnson from Bayelsa State and Umar Mukhtar Gajiram from Borno State as RECS for INEC
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