The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) says Lauretta Onochie is not qualified to be appointed a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a statement on Tuesday, Femi Falana, interim chairperson of the coalition, said a card-carrying member of a registered political party is not fit for such role.

President Muhammadu Buhari had requested that the senate confirm Onochie together with Mohammed Sani (Katsina), Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti) and Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa) as INEC commissioners.

The development has triggered mixed reactions, with many describing her nomination as a move which will undermine the electoral process.

“In view of the desire of President Muhammadu Buhari to fill some vacancies in the Independent National Electoral Commission it has become pertinent to draw the attention of the Council of State and the Senate to the following provisions of the Constitution,” the coalition said.

“In appointing the members of the INEC the President is required to consult with the Council of State pursuant to section 154 (3) of the Constitution.

“Paragraph B of Part 1 of the 3rd Schedule to the Constitution provides that the Council of State shall have power to advise the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to (iv) the Independent National Electoral Commission including the appointment of the members of the Commission.

“Pursuant to section 154 (1) of the Constitution, the appointment of the members of the Independent National Electoral Commission shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.

“Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution as amended by Section 30, Act No 1 of 2010, a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission shall be non-partisan.

“From the foregoing, it is crystal clear that a card carrying member of a registered political party or a well known supporter of a particular political party is constitutionally disqualified from the membership of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“As an unrepentant member of the ruling party Mrs Loretta Onochie has consistently attacked members of other political parties.

“To that extent, she is partisan and therefore not qualified to be a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission.”

Lauretta Onochie is not qualified to be appointed a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission

a card-carrying member of a registered political party is not fit for such role.

“As an unrepentant member of the ruling party Mrs Loretta Onochie has consistently attacked members of other political parties.

PDP Dundees can wail from now to next century, @Laurester will be confirmed. They should go and catch fish at the bottom of Atlantic ocean.

JAMO84:
PDP Dundees can wail from now to next century, @Laurester will be confirmed. They should go and catch fish at the bottom of Atlantic ocean.

Let's bet
Nah d Atlantic Ocean you mentioned, go welcome her.
She no go smell any sit of INEC



Are we in dumb country? What wrong with some of you?


Ah I forgot ... Zombie

JAMO84:
Dundee, go and stop her na. Enemy of progress.

Shey nah me go stop her. Her stand on national issues stopped her for that sit so tey.

Mark my words !






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I didn’t have to even search for long. The woman that Buhari is nominating from his team to be a commissioner at the supposedly venerable institution like the Independent National Elecroral Commission (INEC) is a perpetual troll, one of the dirtiest and nastiest minds ever to cross Nigeria’s governance realm and indeed our cyberspace. It is a tragedy that we somehow still pay someone to totally traumatize the public and the person is about to be elevated because General Buhari has zero respect for posterity, for electoral integrity, for honour, and for decency where decency, decorum and a respect for corporate governance should be upheld. It is greatly unfortunate, that Nigeria’s current president, even though trained by this great nation at some of the best military schools around the world, has no inkling of what is called conflict of interest. I shall explain myself in a minute but let me regale you with a bit of contemporary history...
@Tope Fasua



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JAMO84:
Dundee, go and stop her na. Enemy of progress.

You sure you know the meaning of progress, what's progressive about appointing a party member as chairman of INEC. A move to rig 2023 election.

I thought they performed surgery for the old man...

and where the heck is this mannbbqgrills?

buhari and Nigeria is just like a virus and a host, if the virus does not kill the host, the host will definitely kill the virus.

This is what SWAT officers should look like