Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega says President Muhammadu Buhari should withdraw Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner to shield the electoral body from the public loathing.
Jega said having a rethink on Onochie’s nomination would prevent erosion of public confidence and trust in the Commission and its processes.
This is as the ex-INEC boss also cautioned the National Assembly against confirming the appointment of Onochie who is a well-known aide of Mr President.
The Nigerian academic and former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, who spoke on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television’s current affairs programme on Sunday night, said; “This kind of controversy is really avoidable.”
He said Buhari’s rethink on the recommendation will help avoid the raging controversy, noting that Onochie should be replaced with another female from her state given there are many other eligible women for the job.
“Any person who generated such a controversy; the appointing authorities should be careful because you don’t want to appoint anybody that can raise suspicions or doubts or can lead to a loss of trust in the electoral management body”, Jega said
