President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for confirmation by the Senate as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to represent Delta State.

This was disclosed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday, October 13 while reading the President’s letter of request at the plenary session in the Senate

The president, in his request letter, said the nomination was pursuant to Paragraph 14 of part 1F of the First Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.

Others nominated by the president include Prof. Mohammed Sani (Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), and Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa).