The National Association of Seadogs notes with alarm and concern the nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari of Ms Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ms Onochie is a card carrying member of the President’s party, the APC, and a social media aide to the President.

This nomination undermines the neutrality of INEC and violates one of the fundamental elements of the democratic process – the transparent impartiality of the electoral umpire. These are times of social tempest and the more reason to strengthen institutions. The temporary advantage of incumbency should not be exercised to the detriment of the deeper duty to build resilient democratic institutions.

This nomination is wrong, misguided and amoral and should be withdrawn immediately in order to protect our electoral institution – INEC and her processes.

KeepingINECHonest