Senate minority caucus has hit against the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as National Electoral Commissioner for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The leadership of the senate said Lauretta Onochie who is also the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media is a card-carrying party member.
This was disclosed in a short statement sent to newsmen by Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
The statement noted that nominating his aide, President Buhari has “willfully gone against the constitution”, urging the President to withdraw the nomination.
Abaribe said, “President Buhari by nominating Lauretta Onochie has willfully gone against the constitution that he swore to uphold.
“Item F, paragraph 14 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) forbids a card-carrying member of a political party to be a member of INEC.
“The Minority Caucus of the Senate is against this nomination and calls on Mr. President to withdraw it.”
It was gathered that President Buhari had written the Senate seeking the confirmation of Onochie and three others for INEC job.
Other candidates nominated by the president are Prof. Muhammad Sani Kallah (National Electoral Commissioner), Katsina; Prof. Kunle Cornelius Ajayi (National Electoral Commissioner), Ekiti; and Saidu Babura Ahmad (Resident Electoral Commissioner), Jigawa.
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