The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has demanded
the immediate withdrawal of the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a
commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
President Muhammadu Buhari named Onochie and a few others in
the nomination he sent to the Senate during the week for confirmation.
The development has generated a lot of controversies, with
many Nigerians kicking against the appointment.
Governor Tambuwal said Buhari should withdraw Onochie, who
also serves as one of his aides.
Tambuwal made the demand while speaking at the swearing-in
of members of the State Independent Electoral Commission at the Government
House on Wednesday.
Tambuwal said “the withdrawal is in the best interest of the
country’s electoral system.”
He noted that Buhari’s choice of “Onochie is not right for
the country’s democracy as the nominee is a well-known partisan individual.”
The Sokoto Governor further demanded that the upper
legislative chamber should “reject her nomination if President Buhari fails to
withdraw her nomination.”
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