The CSOs said the nomination of Messrs Umoren and Shaka from Akwa Ibom and Edo States runs contrary to the provisions of the country's constitution.
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has cautioned the Senate against confirming partisan individuals as Resident Electoral Commissioners of Nigeria’s Electoral Commission .
They also urged President Bola Tinubu to withdraw their nomination in public interest and appoint other persons in accordance with the constitution and the Federal Character Act. This newspaper revealed that Mr Umoren is a member of the APC and a long-time ally of the senate president.While the Rivers REC nominee, Anugbum Onuoha, has been close to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory , Nyesom Wike, the Lagos REC nominee, Bunmi Omoseyindemi, has enjoyed political patronage from Mr Tinubu since 2001.The CSOs, in their petitions, ask the Senate to reject the nomination of Messrs Shaka and Umoren for being affiliated to the APC.
The petitioners, therefore, requested the complete rejection of Messrs Umoren and Shaka’s nominations as RECs. They asked the Senate to “Ensure that members of the Independent National Election Commission are individuals with impeccable character, unquestionable neutral inclinations, and competence; “To that extent, the appointment of the four nominees will be challenged at the Federal High Court if the Senate decides to confirm them in defiance of extant constitutional provisions,” he said.
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