Senate screens Buhari’s aide, Onochie, five others as INEC commissioners

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, directed the Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to screen for confirmation, the appointments of Ms. Lauretta Onochie, and five others as INEC commissioners.

Onochie, is Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari.

This comes eight months after President Muhammadu Buhari sent the list of the nominees to the Senate for screening.

Protests among the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the red chamber had stopped the process of the screening as the opposition federal…