In a letter dated 7 June 2025, SERAP appealed to Tinubu “to use his good offices and leadership position to reconsider his appointment of at least three alleged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).”
The group advised the president to nominate “qualified Nigerians who are persons of unquestionable integrity and a non-member of a political party as replacement for the alleged APC members and to submit the names of any such Nigerians for confirmation by the Senate ahead of the 2027 general elections.”
This request follows the October 2023 confirmation of four RECs: Etekamba Umoren (Akwa Ibom), Isah Shaka Ehimeakne (Edo), Bunmi Omoseyindemi (Lagos), and Anugbum Onuoha (Rivers). Critics have raised concerns over their alleged ties to the ruling party.
SERAP also asked Tinubu to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to “draft and send a bill to the National Assembly to enhance the independence of INEC, in conformity with your oath of office and constitutional requirements ahead of the 2027 general elections.”
