As reactions continue to trail the nomination of Ms. Lauretta Onouchie as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, former Senator Dino Melaye, has also faulted her appointment describing the move as unconstitutional.
The former Senator joined the list of other critics who have questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to pick his Special Assistant on social Media for such a sensitive position.
Melaye in a press statement he personally signed opined, “She is biased as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), hence this is an affront on the patience of Nigerians and insult to the electoral umpire as an institution.
“I hereby call on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately rescind her nomination forwarded to the Senate today otherwise I will mobilise Nigerians to challenge this decision, which is unconstitutional,’ he said.
While calling on the President to rescind her nomination, Melaye noted that the President has violated the 1999 Constitution, which he swore to uphold at all times.
Similarly, the Interim chairperson of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, Femi Falana had on Tuesday, said that card-carrying member of a registered political party was not fit for the position.
