But the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on June 9, directed the Senate’s INEC committee to screen Ms Onochie and four other nominees.The committee, chaired by Kabiru Gaya , commenced the screening exercise of Ms Onochie and the other nominees appointed by the president on Wednesday. The nominees are Kunle Cornelius, Saidu Ahmad, Sani Adam and Baba Bila.
In her response, she said the petitions against her nomination are because she follows “due process.” A member of the panel, Seriake Dickson, stated that Ms Onochie’s appointment would be less problematic if she was nominated to be in the president’s cabinet.He also noted that INEC already has a national commissioner from Delta State, from where Ms Onochie hails. He asked her to justify why she should be confirmed.
He also referred to a letter written by Ms Onochie to the committee chairman in July where she said in paragraph five that “a register was opened and we all put our name as members of the Buhari support organization.”He, however, urged Ms Onochie to emulate former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, and reject the nomination “to protect the integrity of the president.”
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