Nigeria, April 25 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed Anugbum Onuoha, a former aide and cousin to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom State.

In a post on its verified Facebook and X pages, INEC office in Akwa Ibom, announced the change of baton, stating that the outgoing REC, Obo Effanga, handed over to Mr Onuoha at the commission's state headquarters in Uyo on 17 April.

Photographs accompanying the post showed Mr Effanga and Mr Onuoha during the handover event.

Mr Onuoha, a professor of property and secured credit law, was previously the REC in Edo State where he supervised the 2024 governorship election. Mr Effang...