{"id":76319,"date":"2020-10-14T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76319"},"modified":"2020-10-14T19:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T18:55:02","slug":"onochies-nomination-to-inec-provocative-cupp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/onochies-nomination-to-inec-provocative-cupp\/","title":{"rendered":"Onochie\u2019s Nomination To INEC, Provocative-CUPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m42793\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has described the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Mohammadu Buhari, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as provocative and an assault to democracy.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\nA statement signed by Spokesman of CUPP, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, called on the National Assembly to immediately reject her nomination as Onochie is a card carrying member of the All Progressive Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Muhammadu Buhari took the lawlessness that his administration has come to be known for to another level on Tuesday when he brazenly sent the name of his social media aide, Lauretta Onochie, a highly biased and partisan politician and member of the Ruling APC Party from Ward 5 Onicha Olona, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state to the Senate for confirmation as a National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpposition political parties, civil society organisations and indeed all Nigerians received Onochie&#8217;s nomination with shock and disbelief because the nominee is partisan, contrary to the nation&#8217;s constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeside being a presidential aide, Onochie like we said earlier is a\u00a0 card-carrying member of the ruling All Progresives Congress (APC) in Ward 5, Onicha Olona, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution as amended by Section 30, Act No 1 of 2010, a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission \u201cshall be non-partisan\u201d. From the foregoing, it is crystal clear that a card-carrying member of a registered political party or a well-known supporter of a particular political party is constitutionally disqualified from the membership of commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) therefore declares the nomination of an APC member into INEC as provocative. It is not only an invitation to electoral crisis in 2023, but also a descretion of the sanctity of the ballot box and a foundation for electoral doom that is capable of sinking Nigeria&#8217;s democracy in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur position is that there is no way the outcome of an election will be acceptable when a known member of the ruling party sits among those saddled with the responsibility of conducting the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpposition political parties are of the view that Buhari is laying the foundation for political violence ahead of the 2023 election. It is our fear that the crisis that will engulf Nigeria may make the electroal crisis of 1963 and 1983 a child&#8217;s play if Onochie&#8217;s nomination\u00a0 is not withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall start mobilising Nigerians and indeed lovers of the country ahead of 2023 to prepare for mother of all civil action against the outcome of the election if this APC member is not rejected by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe state in clear terms that the CUPP rejects the nomination of Onochie, an APC member into INEC and we call on either President Buhari to withdraw the nomination or the\u00a0 Senate to reject the confirmation. In this regard, we\u00a0 call on opposition lawmakers to mobilise for mother of parliamentary battle and ensure that the nomination is shut down in case it is not withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeyond the non-eligibility of the nominee to hold that position because of her partisanship, opposition political parties also notice that her nomination and those of others did not follow the due process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe constitution saddled the Council of State the responsibility of advising\u00a0 the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to the appointment of members to the commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is therefore illegal to send nominees to the Senate for screening without first sending such nominations to the\u00a0 Council of State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn appointing members of INEC, the President is required to consult with the Council of State pursuant to Section 154 (3)of the Constitution. Paragraph B of Part 1 of the 3rd Schedule to the Constitution provides that \u201cThe Council of State shall have the power to advise the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to (iv) the Independent National Electoral Commission including the appointment of the members of the Commission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore urge the President to withdraw all the nominations he made in violation of this provision and first send them to the Council of State as recommended by the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis country is governed by the law and the President and his government cannot choose which laws to obey and which one to disobey.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has described the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Mohammadu Buhari, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission,&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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