AMIDST public uproar trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of his Personal Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie, as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there are indications that the Senate may confirm her on Tuesday. He said: “In the petitions against her, she was accused of being a member of the APC. “Of course, the constitution specifically declares that appointees to the electoral body must be non-partisan and also not be a card-carrying member of any political party. “But the APC wrote to the committee to state that she was never a member of the party. PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, has already approached the European Union (EU), appealing to the organisation to review their support and partnership programmes with Nigeria with a view to strengthening the operations of democracy in the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 11, 2021 05:03 UTC