‘I don’t belong to any party — I quit politics in 2019’ – Onochie tells Senate Panel
The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, says she is not partisan but follow due process in all she does.
She stated this in an opening remarks during her screening as INEC national commissioner nominee by the Senate Committee on INEC.
She said, “I’ve no partisanship in my blood. I have seen many petitions against my nomination not only from the PDP, but also from some APC members.
“I’m not partisan. They know. It is about the law. No one has any reason to fear for my nomination as INEC commissioner representing Delta. As far as I’m concerned, I’m madam due process. That’s why all the attacks. I follow due process, I follow the law.”
Dissatisfied, Ike Ekweremadu, senator representing Enugu west, asked Onochie to reject the nomination and “protect the integrity of the president”.
On his part, Istifanus Gyang, senator representing Plateau north, presented an affidavit in which Onochie said she is an APC member.
In response, Onochie said since Buhari was reelected in 2019, she has not engaged in politics.
“Since Buhari was elected as president for the second term, I have removed myself from everything about politics,” she said.
The screening is ongoing.
(Daily Trust)