Stakeholders want powers to appoint INEC RECs, Commissioners removed from presidency 

Stakeholders in the electoral process have tasked the National Assembly to further amend the Electoral Act to strip the Presidency of the powers to appoint Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) and commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).

The stakeholders stated this at a roundtable organised by Yiaga Africa and the Kofi Annan Foundation themed ”Unpacking Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections and Prospects for Electoral Reform” in Abuja on Monday.