Public accountability and democratic reforms advocate, Ezenwa Nwagwu, has urged the newly nominated chairman of the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, Prof Joash Ojo-Amupitan, to resist political influence and handle numerous pursuits to revive credibility.
Nwagwu made the decision on Thursday when he featured in an interview programme on Come up Tv.
He additionally urged the Nigerian Senate to conduct a clear and rigorous screening of Prof Amupitan, stressing that solely a powerful, credible and impartial management can rebuild public belief in Nigeria’s electoral system.
“The president has made the nomination, however the nominee nonetheless needs to be profiled by the key police after which introduced to the Council of State.
“That oversight mechanism must be extra clear. I’m anxious that every one we ever hear is that the Council of State unanimously permitted. It might have been higher if we knew whether or not there have been votes or dissenting opinions,” he mentioned.
Based on him, the Senate committees on intelligence, electoral issues and anti-corruption must have interaction the nominee totally slightly than merely endorsing him.
