Falana-led Group, ASCAB Asks Buhari To Withdraw 'Defective List' Of Resident Electoral Commissioners From Senate, Obey Constitution | Sahara Reporters

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President Muhammadu Buhari has allegedly sought the nomination of 14 persons for confirmation as Resident Electoral Commissioners without prior consultation with the Council of State. Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) who made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) on Sunday, noted that apart from the constitutional infraction involved, the list of the nominees has been challenged on the ground that some of them are card-carrying members of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC).

Falana-led Group, ASCAB Asks Buhari To Withdraw "Defective List" Of Resident Electoral Commissioners From Senate, Obey ConstitutionHe affirmed that at least two of the nominees are alleged to be under investigation for serious electoral malpractice.

He affirmed that at least two of the nominees are alleged to be under investigation for serious electoral malpractice. "On each occasion the President consulted the Council of State before submitting the names of nominees to the Senate for confirmation in line with Section 154 of the Constitution. But for some undisclosed reasons, the President has forwarded the nominations of 14 persons for confirmation as Resident Electoral Commissioners without any prior consultation with the Council of State.

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