Lauretta Onochie, one of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s media advisers, has been nominated as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

With Onochie from Delta State and three other nominees, Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter from Buhari.

The following was written in the letter:

“Appointment for Commissioners for INEC. Pursuant to paragraph 14 of part 11 of the first schedule of the 1999 constitution.

Others are Prof. Mohammed Sani from Katsina State; Prof. Kunle Ajayi from Ekiti State and Seidu Ahmed from Jigawa.”