Fri Jul 09 2021
There was uproar in the Senate yesterday following a submission by Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, that she was not a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Onochie appeared before the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for screening as INEC National Commissioner nominee representing Delta State.
The screening came nine months after President Muhammadu Buhari forwarded a request to the Red Chamber to confirm Onochie and five others.
Section 1 (A) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) prohibits anyone holding membership of any political party from taking an INEC appointment.