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The new national commissioners were cleared by the Senate in July.

• ACF, Ohanaeze, MBF, PANDEF, PDP, CSOs hail decision Nseobong Okon-Ekong in Lagos, Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Chris Isiguzo in Enugu, John Shiklam in Kaduna and Seriki Adinoyi in Jos The Senate yesterday caved in to pressure from the public as it rejected the nomination of a presidential aide, Ms. Lauretta Onochie, as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Its decision drew plaudit from the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and civil so...

Deji Elumoye in Abuja The fate of two out of the six nominees for the position of national commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) whose names were forwarded to the Senate for confirmation by President Muhammadu Buhari last year hangs in the balance as the upper chamber receives the report of its committee on INEC on Wednesday. The two nominees are a presidential aide, Ms. Lauretta Onochie, and Professor Sani Adam. THISDAY gathered that the Senate committee will make the final decision on the two nominees latest by Tuesday before forwarding its recommendations to the ...

• Senate ignores protests; screens Onochie, others as INEC National Commissioners THE Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, Thursday denied the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, three times, saying she is not a member of the party. Onochie who denounced the party three times when she appeared before the Senator Kabiru Gaya, APC, Kano South-led Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for screening as a National Commissioner, told lawmakers that she stopped being a card-carrying member of APC in 2019, two years ag...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has asked the committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to screen Lauretta Onochie,