The senate refused a motion to mention the name of the Inec headquarters after Humphrey Nwosu

Senate on Thursday rejected the motion to mention the name of the Headquarters of the Independent National Election Commission (Inec) after the late former Chairman of the National Election Commission, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu.

This follows the consideration of the senate about the motion entitled: “Moti to capture Prof. Humphrey Nwosu,” which was sponsored by the Eyinnaya Abaribe senator during the plenary in Abuja.

Abaribe in his presentation said that the motion was supported by all senators from Southeast and the leader of the Senate Minority, Senator Abba Moro, Senator Ned Nwoko and Senator Adamu Alaieo, among others.

He has urged the senate to capture Nwosu by named Inec’s headquarters afterwards.

The MPs also filed an appeal to the federal government to respect the people who oversee the presidential election on June 12, 1993 with a national award.

He said: “Mr. President, I propose that we observe a minute of silence to respect Prof. Nwosu, given that the burial is tomorrow (Friday).”

When the motion was carried out for votes by the Vice President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, who led the plenary, that, however, was welcomed with “no” brilliant by several senators.

The only prayer that was observed was one minute silence to respect the late NEC chairman.

Previously in the motion, Abaribe noted that the late Nwosu was the head of NEC from 1989 to 1993.

“He is responsible for overseeing the 1993 presidential election.

“We realize that his brave defense of the Democratic Election process during the 1993 election caused the famous June 12 event, which finally confirmed MKO Abiola as the winner.

“His unwavering commitment to the integrity of the election played an important role in setting June 12 as the official day of Nigeria’s official democracy.

“In addition, we note that Nwosu laid the strong foundation for the current Independent National Election Commission (Inec).

“Unfortunately, he died on October 20, 2024, at the age of 83 and will be buried tomorrow (Friday) in his hometown in Anambra,” he said.

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