Leshi Adebayo
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three new national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The new INEC commissioners were sworn in briefly before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday.
They are Professor Sani Adam (North-Central), Professor Abdullahi Abdu (North-West) and Dr Baba Bila (North-East).
Physically present at the meeting were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; and Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu.
Others were Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Works and Housing, Babtunde Fashola (SAN) and Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbeshola.
Virtual attendees include the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan and other Ministers from their offices in Abuja.