Acting INEC boss reconstitutes 14 c’ttees

Mrs Amina Bala Zakari

ABUJA — The Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),  Mrs Amina Zakari, yesterday, reconstituted 14 standing committees of the commission.

According to daily bulletin (Vol 1, No 755) released yesterday by the electoral umpire, Zakari will chair the Finance Committee.


In a memo by the secretary to the commission, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, the committees commenced operation on July 1, 2015.

Going by the new arrangement,  the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee (APDC) is headed Amb. Lawrence Nwuruku with Amb M.A. Wali and Dr. Chris Iyimoga as members.

The Planning, Monitoring and Strategy Committee (PM&SC) has Dr. Chris Iyimoga as chairman. The members are Prof. M.A. Salau and Amb. M.A. Wali.

Dr Iyimoga also heads the Information and Voter Education/Outreach and Partnership Committee. The members are Amb. Wali and Nwuruku.

The rest are: Health and Welfare Committee: Dr. S. Abdulkadir Oniyangi (chairman), Amb. M.A. Wali and Prof. M.A. Salau; Operations and Logistics Committee: Dr. Chris O. Iyimoga (chairman), Amb. Nwuruku, member and Amb. Wali.

Estate, Works and Transport Committee:Amb. M.A. Wali (chairman),Amb. Nwuruku and Iyimoga; Election and Party Monitoring Committee: Amb.  Wali (chairman), Dr. Iyimoga and Prof. Salau and Board of Survey and Technical Equipment Acquisition Committee: Amb. Nwuruku (chairman), Prof.  Salau and Amb Wali.

Others are Tenders Board Committee: Amb. Wali (chairman), Amb. Nwuruku and Dr. Iyimoga; Legal Services Clearance Committee: Dr. Abdulkadir Oniyangi (chairman), Amb. Wali and Amb. Nwuruku; Board of Electoral Institute Committee: Amb.  Nwuruku (chairman), Dr. Abdulkadir Oniyangi and Dr. Chris  Iyimoga.

Information Technology and Voter Registry: Hon. Amina Bala Zakari (chairman), Amb. Wali, Amb. Nwuruku, Dr. Iyimoga, Dr. Abdulkadir Oniyangi and Prof. Salau; Finance and General Purpose Committee: Hon. Amina Bala Zakari (chairman), Amb. Wali, Amb. Nwuruku,  Dr. Chris Iyimoga, Dr. Abdulkadir Oniyangi and Prof. Salau and Security Committee: Hon. Amina Bala Zakari (chairman), Amb. Wali, Amb. Nwuruku, Dr. Iyimoga, Dr.  Oniyangi and Prof. Salau.