Buhari swears in two new INEC commissioners

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in two National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The new National Commissioners are Prof. Muhammad Sani Kallah (Katsina State) and Professor Kunle Cornelius Ajayi (Ekiti State).

Kallah and Ajayi are part of the six cleared by the Senate in July this year.

This was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.

Recall that President Buhari had on September 15, 2021, sworn in three of the cleared National Commissioners.

The swearing-in took place before the official launch of the eNaira and 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem.

Buhari launched the country’s digital currency at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The event had in attendance the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele; Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; among others.