President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Dr Bala Bila as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission and nominated six other individuals to fill vacant positions in the electoral body.

The nominations comprise four National Commissioners and two Resident Electoral Commissioners, following the expiration of the tenures of some serving officials.

The President’s decision was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, the nominees will undergo screening and confirmation by the Senate before assuming their respective positions.

Professor Mustapha Aliu was nominated to replace Professor Abdullahi Zuru as the National Commissioner representing the North-West, while Bashir Muhammed Umar was nominated to replace Professor Muhammad Adamu as the North-Central representative.

Tinubu also nominated Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the current Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, as the National Commissioner representing the South-West.

Babalola is expected to replace Professor Cornelius Ajayi, whose tenure expires on October 24.

For the Resident Electoral Commissioner positions, the President nominated retired Permanent Secretary, Dr Samuel Akinjide Akinleye, to represent Ekiti State.

The statement explained that the nominations were made to fill vacancies created by the expiration of the tenures of serving commissioners.

Tinubu urged the Senate to expedite the screening and confirmation of the nominees ahead of the forthcoming general elections scheduled for January next year.

The nominations will take effect subject to the Senate’s screening and confirmation.