Senate committee on INEC screens Lauretta Onochie, five others

The Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the screening of nominees for national commissioners for the electoral umpire.

Those being screened are President Muhammadu Buhari Personal Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie, to represent Delta State; Professor Muhammad Sani Kallah, (Katsina) screened; Professor Kunle Cornelius Ajayi (Ekiti) screened; Saidu Babura Ahmad, (Jigawa) screened; Professor Sani Muhammad Adam (North Central) and Dr Baba Bila, (North East).

Onochie arrived at the Senate Wing of the National Assembly at about 11 am, accompanied by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Babajide Omoworare.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Gaya is presiding over the screening process.
Details later…

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