Senate rejects Lauretta Onochie, confirms five nominees as INEC commissioners | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

The Senate on Tuesday rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie and stood down that of Prof. Sani Muhammad Adam for further legislative action by the committee.This was just as it confirmed the appointment of five nominees as Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission .Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya , in his presentation, said the Committee received several petitions against the nominations of Ms. Lauretta Onochie and Professor Sani Muhammad Adam.

He explained further that her nomination violated the Federal Character Principle as there is already a serving National Electoral Commissioner from Delta State, Barr. May Agbamuche-Mbu who was screened and confirmed by the 8th Senate.“In the case of Ms.

“Therefore, based on the provisions of Section 14 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Federal Character Principle as earlier stated, and in order for the Committee and the Senate to achieve fairness to other states and political zones in the country, the committee is unable to recommend Ms. Lauretta Onochie for confirmation as a National Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission.

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