Senate votes to dismiss 3 electoral commissioners The Nigerian Senate has officially approved the dismissal of three Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) who were suspended in 2023 for violating the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Act. This action followed a request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, seeking the termination of the appointments of the affected State Resident Electoral Commissioners for Adamawa, Sokoto, and Abia. Senate Leader Michael Bamidele Opeyemi, who presented the motion, referenced Section 157 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), which grants the Senate the authority to approve such...