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Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana has said Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari is not qualified to be a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Falana made this known in a statement on Tuesday following the nomination of the known staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by President Buhari.
According to Falana, one of the criteria provided in the Constitution to determine who is fit for the position is that members of the INEC must not be partisan, a rule which he said Onochie is not compliant with.
Describing the presidential aide as an “unrepentant member” of the ruling party and one who has “consistently attacked members of other political parties, Falana said, “To that extent, she is partisan and therefore, not qualified to be a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission”.
President Buhari is seeking confirmation of Mrs Lauretta’s appointment as a National Commissioner for INEC, representing Delta State.
He made this known in a letter written to the Senate on Tuesday, which was later read by Senator Ahmed Lawan at plenary.
The President is also seeking confirmation of the appointment of three other; Professor Mohammed Sani (Katsina); Professor Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), and Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa).