President Bola Tinubu has commiserate with the family of Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), who died in a United States hospital on October 24.
The NEC was dissolved in 1993, and the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) established in its place, which was later dissolved for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mr Nwosu was chairman of NEC from 1989 to 1993 and oversaw the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, which General Ibrahim Babangida annulled.
Before the ill-fated presidential election, Prof. Nwosu’s NEC had conducted the governorship and parliamentary election.
He used an innovative, inexpensive OPTION A-4, in which voters queued behind the photographs of candidates of their choice at polling stations.
“The President holds fond memories of Nwosu as a bold and courageous administrator,” Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement.
He said President Tinubu expressed sadness at the loss of a national asset who played a significant role in shaping the democracy that Nigeria enjoys today.
“President Tinubu affirms that the greatest honour to champions of democracy like Nwosu is to ensure that elections in the country remain credible, transparent and democratic, reflecting the people’s right to choose their leaders and shape their future.
“The President prays to God Almighty to grant the soul of the departed political scientist eternal rest and divine comfort for those who mourn him,” the statement said.
(NAN)
