Politics
Senate Bows To Pressure, Rejects Lauretta Onochie As INEC Commissioner
Nigerian Senate has rejected the nomination of the Personal Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The presidential aide was rejected following the report by the Senate Committee on (INEC), Senator Kabir Gaya who said her nomination breaches Federal Character principles.
Kabir Gaya cited Section 14 (1) 3 of the Constitution, stating that somebody was already a Commissioner from her zone, and the law remains clear about that.
The committee said there is currently a serving commissioner from Delta state, where Onochie hails from.
The Senate also stood down the approval of Professor Sani Mohammed Adam till further legislative action.
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