The Senate has confirmed the appointments of five of the seven nominees as National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Upper Chamber confirmed Prof. Muhammad Sani Kallah, (Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), Saidu Ahmad (Jigawa), Dr Baba Bila (North-East) and Prof. Abdullahi Zuru (North-West), but declined the confirmation of Lauretta Onochie, an aide of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The confirmation of the nominees followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on the screening of the INEC nominees at plenary on Tuesday.
According to report, Mrs. Onochie’s nomination was rejected by the Senate for reasons bordering on potential violation of the Federal Character Principles.
The Senate also stood down the confirmation of Prof. Sani Adam (North-Central) for further legislative work.
