Lauretta Onochie, the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, has claimed that she is not partisan. More like, not anymore.
Ms Onochie, who said she is out of politics, described herself as “Madam Due Process” a tag already attributed to renowned Oby Ezekwesili.
She stated this on Thursday 8th July 2021, when she appeared before the Senate Committee on INEC to be screened for the position of national commissioner for the electoral umpire.
Ms Onochie, was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2020 as an INEC commissioner to represent Delta State – an appointment which triggered outrage among Nigerians as many described it as unconstitutional.
The president, in a letter to the Senate, sought the confirmation of the lawmakers’. Alot of people asked the president to withdraw the nomination on the grounds that Ms Onochie is partisan and so it would be undemocratic for her to be appointed into such an office.
Civic groups jointly wrote the Senate opposing Ms Onochie’s appointment and how her appointment violates Section 14(2a) of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution as amended which states that “a member of the commission shall be non-partisan and a person of unquestionable integrity.”
The PDP also protested against the move.
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