Buhari appoints media aide, Lauretta Onochie INEC national commissioner

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his special assistant on social media, Lauretta Onochie, as a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

This was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate on Tuesday and read by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

Miss Onochie is known for her face offs with Nigerians on social media, and is also suspected to be a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Other nominees are Prof. Mohammed Sani( Katsina) , Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa)