Civil Society Groups working on governance and elections have petitioned the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, asking him to reject the nomination of Messrs Etekamba Umoren and Isah Shaka Ehimeakne as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). SaharaReporters reported on October 25 that President Tinubu approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners for INEC Out of the appointees, Messrs Etekamba Umoren and Isah Shaka Ehimeakne from Akwa Ibom and Edo States respectively.