Senator Nafiz told the Senate there was a letter from the Zamfara state governor against the nominee. The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, November 23, 2017, rejected the nomination of Ahmed Bello Mahmud as a Resident Electoral Commissioner representing Zamfara state.The Senate, however confirmed the nomination of Rufus Akeju and Mahmud Isah representing Lagos and Kebbi state respectively.The decision of the upper legislative chamber was sequel to a report by the Senate committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headed by Senator Suleiman Nafiz.Senator Nafiz told the Senate there was a letter from the Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari against the nominee.The lawmaker noted that the nominee did not gain the support of stakeholders on the matter.Recall that the Senate had rejected the screening of twenty-seven REC nominees as protest to President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to sack acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) despite his rejection by the legislators.
