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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to nominate his aide, Lauretta Onochie as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

HURIWA described Onochie’s nomination as a direct “murder” of INEC.

The right group anchored its rejection on claims that Onochie was known for peddling fake news and for being a fanatic member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and Miss. Zainab Yusuf, National Media Affairs said Buhari was setting Nigeria up for a serious political crisis.

According to the statement: “The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has learnt of the appointment of Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari; Lauretta Onochie, as an electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission representing Delta State.

“Lauretta Onochie is known on social media for peddling fake news and pictures as some of her claims have been proven to be false including tweeting false pictures to praise the Buhari administration.

“Again, Lauretta Onochie is a fanatical member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and so by her appointment into a Commission tasked with the mandate to conduct elections in Nigeria wherein the All Progressives Congress will participate, President Buhari is setting the stage for a very huge political crisis, which is capable of derailing our democratic process.

“One of the factors that have compromised the credibility of elections in Nigeria is said to be the lack of structural independence of INEC. This was one of the main issues taken up by the Electoral Reform Committee in 2007.

“Among the recommendations that the Committee made was the necessity for guaranteeing the independence of INEC, both through the way that the Commission is funded and through the appointment process for its members.”

https://dailypost.ng/2020/10/13/breaking-buhari-names-lauretta-onochie-others-as-inec-commissioners/

Okay
#RestructureNgNOW

Stop onochi by all means possible

Una never see anything, Garba shehu will soon be appointed as INEC chairman

"If Nigerians don't resist and reject it, it would mark the final conquest of the country and the beginning of the end of INEC and electoral democracy. Appointing her can only happen in a failed country

Buhari must be mentally unstable to put a mentally disabled bastard in that post
600 years for buhari and all his supporters

Even Trump's Supreme court nominees are his loyalist, Jonathan's Supreme court nominee Marry Odili was his loyalist

You need a good argument and proof why Onochie isnt fit to be an INEC Commissioner

lamentor78:
Una never see anything, Garba shehu will soon be appointed as INEC chairman

#sackinec loading.

TecM0:
Even Trump's Supreme court nominees are his loyalist, Jonathan's Supreme court nominee Marry Odili was his loyalist

is justice odilli a registered member of any party? reasonings like urs is why Nigeria is backward

slivertongue:
is justice odilli a registered member of any party? reasonings like urs is why Nigeria is backward

a two terms First Lady of Rivers State under PDP Governor Peter Odili is definitely a card carrying member of PDP only someone with backward mindset would even think otherwise

If you have Lauretta Onochie's APC membership card please show us, and laws prohibiting APC members from been nominated for any political appointment


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Even in a supposed non-partisan body like INEC? Buhari's impunity of nepotism is his notorious trademark.What are other past presidents telling this man for goodness sake? Just dividing this nation with upper impunity.

INEC is a branch of APC under Buhari

TecM0:
a two terms First Lady of Rivers State under PDP Governor Peter Odili is definitely a card carrying member of PDP only someone with backward mindset would even think otherwise


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is peter odilli now justice Mary odilli? is a first lady appointed? is a first lady elected? is she a card carrying member of any party? is justice nyako card carrying members of any party?

HURIWA should tell us the APC card serial number belonging to Lauretta Onochie or quietly return the money PDP paid them to do this dirty job.

Hmmm

slivertongue:
is peter odilli now justice Mary odilli? is a first lady appointed? is a first lady elected? is she a card carrying member of any party? is justice nyako card carrying members of any party?

A two terms 8 years wife of a PDP governor deserve Supreme court appointment , but a social media aide doesn't deserve to INEC

Talk about hypocritism worrying black men


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Cyberterror:
HURIWA should tell us the APC card serial number belonging to Lauretta Onochie or quietly return the money PDP paid them to do this dirty job.

PDP paid HURIWA?

The depths some of you will go!!!

Smdh

TecM0:
Even Trump's Supreme court nominees are his loyalist, Jonathan's Supreme court nominee Marry Odili was his loyalist

You need a good argument and proof why Onochie isnt fit to be an INEC Commissioner

1. Shey na your support for Buhari no fit make you spell Mary correctly?

2. Justice Mary Odili rose through the ranks of Federal Ministry of Justice as a Judge of the High Court to Supreme Court.
She's never a vuvuzela like Lauretta Onochie

#EndBuhari

Cyberterror:
HURIWA should tell us the APC card serial number belonging to Lauretta Onochie or quietly return the money PDP paid them to do this dirty job.

No time to waste on that
There is no palm wine at INEC HQ

TecM0:
A two terms 8 years wife of a PDP governor deserve Supreme court appointment , but a social media aide doesn't deserve to INEC

Talk about hypocritism worrying black men


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.u are avoiding answering the question because u know the truth. PDP didnt make a her judge she rose to. the supreme court. she got there without being. partisan.

Even Trump's Supreme court nominees are his loyalist, Jonathan's Supreme court nominee Marry Odili was his loyalistYou need a good argument and proof why Onochie isnt fit to be an INEC Commissioner