Kwara Assembly confirms appointment of KWSIEC nominees

By Saka Laaro, Ilorin

Kwara State House of Assembly confirmed the appointments of nominees for positions of Chairman and Members of Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) in the State.

The appointments of the nominees were considered at the Committee of Whole chaired by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engineer Yakubu Salihu after thorough screening on the floor of the House.

The nominees confirmed by the House include Muhammad Baba Okanla Ilorin West as Chairman, while Fredrick Sabi Abel, Baruten; Engineer Hassan Taiye-Salami, Oyun; Gbedeyan Gbadura Yomi, Ekiti; Ndama Al-Hassan, Edu; Saka Baliqees Kehinde, Ilorin South; Engineer Abdullahi Janet Amdat, Ilorin East; are to serve as members of the Commission.

Responding to questions, Chairman of the Commission, Mr Muhammad Baba-Okanla, promised to be impartial in the conduct of Local Government polls in the State.

He reaffirmed the constitutional expectation of the electoral umpire of providing level plain field for participating political parties before, during, and after Local Government elections.

Also, speaking, a member of the Commission, Engineer Hassan Taiye-Salami, charged the political class to always imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship to ensure hitch free polls.

Salami assured lawmakers of interfacing with credible Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and other relevant stakeholders to engender transparent electoral process.

The KWASIEC Chairman and members were thoroughly questioned based on numerous challenges affecting free and fair elections in the country.

Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu, therefore directed the Clerk of the House, Hajia Halimah Kperogi to communicate the Resolution on the confirmation of the appointments to the Governor.