SAN FRANCISCO, October 13, (THEWILL) – The Senate Minority Caucus has opposed the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onochie as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Buhari had in a letter read at the Senate plenary on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, requested the Upper Chamber to confirm his Social Media aide, Onochie, as well as three others as INEC Commissioners.
Reacting to the President’s request, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said the nomination of Onochie was contrary to the provisions of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended).
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“Item F, paragraph 14 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) forbids a card carrying member of a political party to be a member of INEC. The Minority Caucus of the Senate is against this nomination and calls on President Buhari to withdraw her nomination”, he said.
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