The nomination of Lauretta
Onochie as an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National
Commissioner, has been rejected by the Senate.
Her rejection has was necessitated by the enormous uproar which has
followed her nomination, considering the fact that members of the opposition
and civil society organisations belief that she still currently is a member of
the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Among those who kicked against the appointment of Lauretta Onochie was the
Ex INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega
“This kind of controversy is
really avoidable. Any person who generated such a controversy, the appointing
authorities should be careful because you don’t want to appoint anybody that
can raise suspicions or doubts or can lead to a loss of trust of the electoral
management body,” he said on Monday.
Recall that in October 2020, President
Muhammadu Buhari had written to the Senate to approve the appointment of
Onochie who currently is his media aide on Social Media, and three others as
Commissioners of INEC.
Onochie, however during her
screening last Thursday insisted that she is not a member of any political
party.
Meanwhile, she noted that has
seen the petitions against her and noting that it was not just from opposition
but also from member of the APC, because she is known to be someone who insists
on due process.
According to her, she has not
had anything to do with any political organisation since 2019 till date and did
not take part in APC’s recent validation exercise.
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