The senate refused a motion to capture the former Chair of Inec, Humphrey Nwosu

Senate on Wednesday rejected the motion of the eternity of a former chairman of the National Election Commission, now the Independent National Election Commission (Inec), the late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu.

A senator from the state of Abia, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has moved a motion under the command of the Senate 41 and 51 but faces opposition.

The motion was carried out for votes and was then rejected by the Vice President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, who led the session.

Abaribe who seemed disappointed questioned why the motion was considered controversial.

He said: “Mr. President, I don’t see what is controversial about capturing Humphrey Nwosu. That is our problem – what is actually controversial about it?”

However, the leader of the Senate, Openemi Bamidle, argued that Abaribe failed to follow the right procedures, because he was late citing other senate orders.

“TN. The President, we have passed the relevant points in our order today. An important public things that are urgent and personal explanation have a certain period of time, which has passed,” explained Bamidele.

He noted that Abaribe needed to re -introduce formal movements on the next legislative day through substantive movements.

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Conversely, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi warned not to determine “dangerous precedents” by limiting when the senators can submit a personal explanation.

“The point of order and personal explanation can be submitted at any time. We must not deny the opportunity to interrupt or intervene if needed,” he said.

Barau, who spoke directly, showed inconsistency in his approach.

He said: “When you approach me this morning, you mention orders 41 and 51. You have never mentioned 42 orders. Now, after your movements are defeated, you changed it to order 42?”

Nwosu, who held a general election on June 12, 1993, served as Chairman of NEC from 1989 to 1993.

He died on October 24, 2024, at the age of 83.

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