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The year 2020 which started on a great note for Nigeria soon became bleak following developments like the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which saw a lockdown being imposed to curtail the spread, the #EndSARS protest which started peacefully before being hijacked by hoodlums and finally, the country sliding into a recession. However, in the midst of all of these challenges were a series of political happenings, many of which generated controversies. The Street Journal xrays 10 of these political controversies.
Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as INEC Commissioner: Her nomination as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was trailed with controversies due to her position as a personal aide to the President. It riled civil society groups, the opposition party, as well as prominent individuals. This is because the constitution forbids for partisan persons to be members of INEC – a body charged under the constituti
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running through the list gives one the impression of a national roll call of politically-exposed Nigerians converging for a national conference to reach a compromise on the way forward for the country.
On the list are those who previously served as governors, ministers, federal legislators, helmsman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, National Security Adviser, police chiefs, among others.
But it is not a national conference roll call; it is a collection of top influential persons in the polity banded together by similar allegations of using their entrusted positions to short-change the people, mismanage or divert collective wealth for their personal use.
Nigeria: Buhari s Nominee Loses Bid for ICC Job, Scores Below 5 Percent of Votes
By Alfred Olufemi
PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported how an ICC committee had earlier ranked Mr Bello low amongst the 20 judges nominated in October.
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Ishaq Bello, has lost his bid to become judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes international crimes, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and aggression by nationals of the 123-member countries.
Mr Bello was nominated on June 20 by President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria s candidate.
According to the results of the poll released by the International Court, Mr Bello polled 12 votes out of the 117 votes in the first round of the election.
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Buhari s Nominee To ICC Jury Rejected After Securing Five Out Of 110 Votes
President Muhammadu Buhari had in June 2020 nominated Bello, the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, for the contest.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 20, 2020
Justice Ishaq Bello, the only Nigerian nominated for election to the International Criminal Court jury in 2020, has fluffed the country s chances after a poor performance in the election exercise on Thursday.
President Muhammadu Buhari had in June 2020 nominated Bello, the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, for the contest.
According to the election results made available on the ICC website, the Nigerian nominee polled 12 votes – the second-lowest – only after Milandou Prosper, the nominee from The Republic of Congo, out of 117 in the first round of the election.