Senate Bows To Pressure Rejects Lauretta Onochie As INEC Commissioner.
Truetells Nigeria reports that Nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been rejected by the Nigerian senate.
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The decision was taken on Tuesday July 13 as the senate resumed its sitting. It came after a report by the senate committee on INEC, in which it was stated that her nomination breached federal character principle was considered.
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Chairman of the Committee, Kabir Gaya who cited Section 14 (1) 3 of the constitution, pointed out that someone from her zone is already a commissioner.
