President Buhari on has nominated Lauretta Onochie, one of his media aides, as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The letter from Buhari giving Onochie the nod as INEC Commissioner, to represent Delta State, along with three other nominees from other states, was read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
Buhari letter, titled, “Appointment for Commissioners for INEC”, was pursuant to paragraph 14 of Part 11 of the First Schedule of the 1999 constitution.
Other nominees are Prof. Mohammed Sani from Katsina State; Prof. Kunle Ajayi from Ekiti State and Seidu Ahmed from Jigawa.
Lauretta Onochie is the President’s Special Assistant on Social Media.