President Bola Tinubu commiserates with the family, friends and associates of Humphrey Nwosu, a former chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), who died in a US hospital on 24 October.
Mr Nwosu, a professor, was chairman of NEC from 1989 to 1993 and oversaw the historic June 12, 1993, presidential election, which General Ibrahim Babangida annulled.
Before the ill-fated presidential election, Mr Nwosu’s NEC had conducted the governorship and parliamentary election using an innovative, inexpensive OPTION A-4, in which voters queued behind the photographs of candidates of their choice at polling stations.
The President holds fond memories of Nwosu as a bold and courageous administrator.
He expresses his deep sorrow at the loss of a patriot and national asset who played a significant role in shaping the democracy that Nigeria enjoys today.
President Tinubu affirms that the greatest honour to champions of democracy like Nwosu is to ensure that elections in the…