APC dominated Senate has rejected Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner.
Newsone reports that the Nigerian Senate dominated by Senators on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, refused to confirm the Special Assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie from Delta as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the nation’s electoral umpire.
This online news platform understands that in refusing to confirm Onochie, the APC dominated Senate bowed to pressure from Civil Society Organisations, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, and other Nigerians.
Why Lauretta Onochie was rejected by Senate
Newsone reports that the refusal to confirm President Buhari’s aide refusal was based on Federal Character Principle and to adhere strictly to the Act, just as the Senate said that she is from Delta and the state has May Agbamuche who is the Chairman, Legal Services, INEC.
The resolution of the Nigerian Senate, Newsone reports, was sequel to the consideration of the Senator Kabiru Gaya, APC, Kano South led Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
