On Tuesday, the Senate, rejected the nomination of Presidential aid, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
It is reported that the upper legislative chamber rejected her appointment after Kabiru Gaya, chairman of the INEC committee, presented a report in plenary, stating that Onochie did not satisfy the provisions of the Federal Character Principles.
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Recall that Onochie, was nominated for the job by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2020.
However, her nomination sparked outrage over concerns that she is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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