Senate Rejects Onochie As INEC Commissioner

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The Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, presidential aide, as commissioner, Independent Electoral Commission(INEC).

Her nomination has sparked off outrage from the member of the opposition party and civil society organizations saying that she is a  card-carrying member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The upper legislative chamber rejected her appointment after Kabiru Gaya , chairman of the INEC committee, presented a report during a plenary session.

President Muhammadu Buhari nominated her for the job on October 2020 and had written to the senate for her confirmation and three others.

During her screening last Thursday, Onochie said she has not involved in partisan  politics

According to her, she said she has not done anything political since Buhari won his re-election in 2019.

The senate went ahead to confirm Muhammad Kallah, Kunle Ajayi, Saidu Ahmed, Baba Bila and Abdullahi Zuru as INEC commissioners.

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