{"id":300638,"date":"2023-12-12T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=300638"},"modified":"2023-12-12T14:01:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T13:01:52","slug":"inec-swears-in-nine-new-recs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/12\/inec-swears-in-nine-new-recs\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC swears in nine new RECs"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The Resident Electoral Commissioner appointed from Akwa Ibom state, Etekamba Umoren, was not among those sworn in at a meeting of the commission with state Resident Electoral Commissioners<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, December 12, inaugurated nine out of the ten Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) that were recently appointed by the president and cleared by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Resident Electoral Commissioner appointed from Akwa 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